▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁study ▁released ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 7 % ▁of ▁Lower ▁D au ph in ▁High ▁School ▁gradu ates ▁required ▁rem ed iation ▁courses ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and / or ▁reading ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁take ▁college ▁level ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁System ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁or ▁community ▁colleg es . ▁Less ▁than ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ates , ▁who ▁en roll ▁in ▁a ▁four - year ▁college ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁will ▁ear n ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁within ▁six ▁years . ▁Among ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ates ▁purs uing ▁an ▁associate ▁degree , ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁three ▁gradu ate ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁Per ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁one ▁in ▁three ▁recent ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ates ▁who ▁attend ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁public ▁univers ities ▁and ▁community ▁colleg es ▁takes ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁rem ed ial ▁course ▁in ▁math , ▁reading ▁or ▁English . ▁ ▁D ual ▁en roll ment ▁Lower ▁D au ph in ▁High ▁School ▁does ▁not ▁offer ▁a ▁D ual ▁En roll ment ▁program . ▁This ▁state ▁program ▁perm its ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁to ▁take ▁courses , ▁at ▁local ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions , ▁to ▁ear n ▁college ▁cred its . ▁Stud ents ▁remain ▁en rolled ▁at ▁their ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁courses ▁count ▁towards ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation ▁requirements ▁and ▁towards ▁ear ning ▁a ▁college ▁degree . ▁The ▁students ▁continue ▁to ▁have ▁full ▁access ▁to ▁activities ▁and ▁programs ▁at