Delone Catholic High School has become the first high school in Pennsylvania to partner with Mount St. Mary’s University on an admissions agreement guaranteeing the high school’s graduates admission and a four-year renewable scholarship to the university.
“This partnership recognizes our shared goal to enhance access to high-quality values-based education at the high school and postsecondary levels,” said Mount St. Mary’s President Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D. “This agreement is an ideal fit because both institutions have long histories of enrolling students who are looking to live significantly.”
“This arrangement expands the many close ties that already exist between Delone Catholic and the Mount, as many of our graduates have elected to pursue post-secondary studies there,” reflected Principal Richard La Rocca, S.T.L. “Our school also has benefited from working closely with teacher-interns and seminarians coming from the Mount for some time now.”
Under the agreement, signed by Trainor and LaRocca, Delone Catholic students who meet defined requirements are guaranteed admission to MSMU. Students who meet the criteria will receive, at minimum, a $22,000 four-year award, with a total value of $88,000.
A Mount St. Mary’s admissions representative will visit Delone as many as three times a year to share information about the Mount’s academic programs and application, admissions, financial aid and related processes.