Recently, Elizabethtown College’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) partnered with Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS), a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School, to offer a 15% tuition discount on educational programs that enhance the skills and professional development of CHS employees, along with their spouses, and dependents. Additionally, the discount is extended to families being served by CHS, in support of the program’s family success approach.
“We recognize the incredible value that Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) has in meeting the educational needs and desired skillsets of their students and families,” Elizabethtown College SGPS Director of Corporate Partnerships, Chris D’Imperio said. “We are proud to be closely aligned with CHS and be able to give back to their learning community through the accessible and equitable educational opportunities offered by Etown SGPS.”
The tuition discount will apply to SGPS undergraduate and graduate-level programs as well as the micro-credentialing platform Etown Edge, which offers over 300 affordable courses through self-paced modules across a variety of in-demand fields.
“Through this partnership, we are positioning ourselves to support continuing education for our staff and enrolled families, while also creating opportunities to develop future early childhood educators,” CHS Executive Director Senate Alexander said. “In turn, both children and the broader community will benefit.”
Six CHS Early Childhood Education Centers will open in Pennsylvania, including one in Elizabethtown. The Centers will provide a cost-free educational, social, and cognitive program to children from six weeks to age five from economically disadvantaged and at-risk backgrounds. The Lancaster County CHS Centers are expected to begin operating in 2026.
For more than 70 years, SGPS has had a direct and positive impact on the workforce and economy of both Lancaster County and throughout the South-Central Pennsylvania region by offering convenient and flexible undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as micro-credential options specifically designed to meet the needs of busy working adults. Courses are taught by faculty who are working professionals in the fields in which they teach, ensuring that content is current and highly applicable.
SGPS works together with corporate, educational, and community partners from around the region to help build a powerful workforce and advance the careers of learners through the affinity partner program.
Learn more about Elizabethtown College’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies.
About Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning
Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) provides non-residential, year-round weekday care and education to children from six weeks to age 5 from under-resourced and over-burdened backgrounds, with all costs covered for qualifying families. CHS is a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School (MHS) and is part of a $350 million initiative to develop six Early Childhood Education Centers in Pennsylvania. For more information, visit chslearn.org.