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WEEKEND: Peninsula College to offer special services Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College on Saturday will offer extended hours for testing, advising, registration, campus tours, tuition payments and college financial aid information, as well as an open house for those seeking a high school diploma.

Pirate Central, located in the Clocktower Building on the Port Angeles campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day.

A variety of tests will be offered. Testing must be started by 10 a.m.

Campus tours, career interest assessments, information on educational and career pathways, help in choosing a program and applying to the college, and scholarship and financial aid information will be offered.

For more information, call 360-417-6340 or email studentservices@pencol.edu.

At the same time, the college will offer an open house to help put earning a high school diploma within reach of anyone who desires it.

High school program

Coinciding with the college’s extended enrollment hours that day, visitors are invited to stop by Maier Hall, room E-148, for information and refreshments between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The College’s High School 21+ (HS21+) high school diploma program offers adults the chance to earn their high school diploma in as little as 10 weeks.

Created with working adults and parents in mind, Peninsula College offers a number of courses online and in the classroom, allowing students to complete work according to their own schedule.

High School 21+ is a program in which students can demonstrate competency in a variety of ways including work and life experience.

Classes combine basic education with high school curriculum, preparing students to embark on their chosen college or career future.

Students must be 21 to receive diplomas, but may begin working toward their diploma before turning 21.

Cost for the program is $25 per quarter with scholarships available.

For more information, email Laura Brogden at lbrogden@pencol.edu.

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