▁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 ▁offered ▁a ▁small ▁grant ▁to ▁assist ▁students ▁in ▁costs ▁for ▁tu ition , ▁fe es ▁and ▁books . ▁Sol an co ▁partners ▁with ▁Mill ers ville ▁University , ▁Harris burg ▁Area ▁Community ▁College , ▁Lanc aster ▁Bible ▁College , ▁Th ad de us ▁Stevens ▁College ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University . ▁Under ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Transfer ▁and ▁Art ic ulation ▁Ag re ement , ▁state ▁fund ed ▁Pennsylvania ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁accept ▁these ▁cred its ▁for ▁students ▁who ▁transfer ▁to ▁or ▁apply ▁to ▁their ▁institutions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Governor ▁Edward ▁R end ell ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁gr ants ▁to ▁students , ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁state ▁budget ▁crisis . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 ▁fund ing ▁year , ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁state ▁grant ▁of ▁$ 2 , 5 6 8 ▁for ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁Gr adu ation ▁requirements ▁Among ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁ 5 0 0 ▁public ▁school ▁districts , ▁gradu ation ▁requirements ▁widely ▁vary . ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁Board ▁has ▁determined ▁that ▁a ▁pup il ▁must ▁ear n ▁ 2 6 ▁cred its ▁to ▁gradu ate , ▁including : ▁math ▁- ▁ 3 ▁cred its , ▁English ▁- ▁ 4 ▁cred its