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Media, PA – City of Chester presented a $4 million check
to Delaware County Community College on December 13, 2010, making Chester-Upland
School District a sponsoring district of the College for the first time in history. Mayor Butler and members of the City of Chester’s City Council made the
announcement at the College’s STEM Center, located at 901
Media Line Road, Media, PA.
Table games legislation provided funding to lower the
cost of post high school education for Chester Upland residents. This was made
possible in part by Senate Majority Leader, Dominic F. Pileggi, who also attended the event. As a result of
this partnership and steps taken by the city’s administration, the 2011 city
budget pledged one percent of the City’s table game revenue from Harrah’s to
allow the Chester Upland School District to become a sponsoring district of
Delaware County Community College.
“This deal will immensely help Chester residents who
want to pursue a post-high school education,” said Mayor Wendell N. Butler, Jr.
“For this reason, I wanted to have this agreement on the fast track so that as
many residents as possible can take advantage of the opportunity.”
“Becoming a sponsoring district has been a long time
goal but we simply couldn’t afford the nearly $4 million capital buy-in and the
approximately $250,000 annual sponsorship fee,” said Wanda Mann, CUSD Board
President. “Now because of this deal with the city, not only will our students
benefit, but also all Chester Upland residents.”
Sponsorship ultimately cuts the cost for a Chester Upland
resident to attend the College by 50 percent, dropping fees to just $97
per credit hour versus $194 for residents of non-sponsoring districts beginning
in January 2011.
“We
are delighted that Chester-Upland has become one of our sponsoring school
districts,” stated Jerry Parker, president of Delaware County Community
College. They will now receive the tuition reduction that sponsoring
districts have enjoyed for more than 40 years. We applaud the vision
and special efforts of Senator Pileggi and Mayor Butler in making this
dream a reality,” said Dr. Parker.
This major cost reduction will result in many more Chester
residents being able to take advantage of the programs and facilities available
through Delaware County Community College and bring them closer to achieving
their dream of obtaining a college education.
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