In College at 13: Philadelphia’s Diploma-Degree Program
July 13, 2017 |by Kristen A. Graham
Emma Lien rose early Tuesday, then took a bus and a train from her home in the Northeast to begin her first day of college.
She’s 13.
Lien is one of 130 freshman at Parkway Center City Middle College High School, a Philadelphia School District magnet that’s affording students the opportunity to earn their high school diplomas and associate’s degrees from community college at the same time — free.