▁to ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁D ual ▁en roll ment ▁Blo oms burg ▁Area ▁High ▁School ▁offers ▁a ▁dual ▁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 ▁their ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁college ▁cred its ▁are ▁offered ▁at ▁a ▁deeply ▁disc ount ed ▁rate . ▁The ▁state ▁offers ▁a ▁small ▁grant ▁to ▁assist ▁students ▁in ▁costs ▁for ▁tu ition , ▁fe es ▁and ▁books . ▁Under ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Transfer ▁and ▁Art ic ulation ▁Ag re ement , ▁many ▁Pennsylvania ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁accept ▁these ▁cred its ▁for ▁students ▁who ▁transfer ▁to ▁their ▁institutions . ▁The ▁Pennsylvania ▁College ▁Cred it ▁Transfer ▁System ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁that ▁students ▁saved ▁nearly ▁$ 3 5 . 4   mill ion ▁by ▁having ▁their ▁transferred ▁cred its ▁count ▁towards ▁a ▁degree ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁system . ▁Under ▁state ▁rules , ▁other ▁students , ▁that ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁who ▁attend ▁a ▁private ▁school , ▁a ▁char ter ▁school ▁or ▁are ▁homes cho o led ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁this ▁program . ▁ ▁A CE ▁Blo oms burg ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁students ▁have