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Credit for What You Know | CommunityHigherof Philadelphia Skip to content LocationsHigherCatalog Events Canvas Login Jobs Give MyCCP Search form CommunityHigherof Philadelphia Menu Why Choose Us Paths to Possibilities Programs of Excellence Featured Faculty Admission Process Apply Now Contact Us Getting Started Choosing a Program Admission Process Request Admission Information What Kind of Student Are You? Placement Tests International Students Veterans Prior LearningTowageAdmission Events Webcasts Steps to Enrollment View theWonkCalendar Tuition and Fees Payment Options Apply Now Contact Admissions Paying forHigherTuition and Fees Payment Options Financial Aid Scholarships Tuition Assistance Programs Tax Incentives FAQs Financial Aid Options Get an Estimate of MyHigherCosts Does theHigherOffer a Payment Plan? 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Placement Tests International Students Veterans Prior Learning AssessmentCredit by Exam Prior LearningTowagefor Veterans Advanced PlacementUndertowEquivalency Prior Learning AssessmentUndertowList Admission Events Webcasts You are hereHome › Getting Started › Credit for What You Know |    Text A+ A- A Credit for What You Know Credit for What You Know, moreover known as Prior LearningTowage(PLA), is a tool that the CommunityHigherof Philadelphia uses to help students proceeds undertow credit for any experiences, skills or knowledge gained through classes, self-sustaining learning or through employment and/or training, including: Workplace training Military training and serviceSelf-sustainingstudy Professional certifications Examinations (national exams such as AP, IB, CLEP, DSST, Excelsior College, and UExcel exams; departmental examinations) Civic activities Volunteer servicesTowageTools With the help of some towage tools, theHighercan evaluate a student’s knowledge and skills they have gained outside the classroom in mart for towardly credits. Students proceeds the benefits of up-and-coming through their program of nomination in less time and for less money. In choosing to prove skills and knowledge gained in mart for credit, students moreover proceeds the goody of sensation of their skills in stuff worldly-wise to develop professionally and personally as well as in grasping that learning outside of the classroom has value to colleges and other educational institutions. We offer the pursuit tools to help get you started to see if you qualify for a prior learning assessment: Credit Predictor PLA Accelerator Not sure if you can earn credit for prior learning? Take this 5-minute towage for some unstipulated information. If it looks like prior learning towage might be salubrious for you, you might be directed to take the PLA Accelerator. Take Credit Predictor Quiz This tool takes well-nigh 20-30 minutes to well-constructed and allows you to provide increasingly detailed information well-nigh your past experiences that may lead to higher credit. Questions may pertain to certifications, foreign languages, undertow student learning outcomes, etc. Once you have completed the PLA Accelerator, an counselor will be in contact to discuss opportunities for prior learning credit. Take PLA Accelerator 6 Ways to EarnHigherCredit for Prior Learning Prior LearningTowagefor Veterans Some of the training and instruction you received in the military may be eligible for higher credit. Refer to PLA for Veterans for increasingly information Technical Studies Program Designed for students who seek a stratum that recognizes work and wits as part of higher learning. Refer to the Technical Studies page for increasingly information. Credit By Exam Students may receive credit for some courses by taking a standardized exam, such as CLEP, or a departmental rencontre exam. Learn increasingly well-nigh the credit by exam options. Advanced Placement Students may receive credit for some courses by taking theHigherBoard Advanced Placement (AP) exam. Test scores are valid for ten (10) years. View wonted courses for higher placement and/or credit. Career and Technical Education (CTE) High school students can earn higher credit towards their program of study at CommunityHigherof Philadelphia. Students must meet with their guidance counselor to review requirements for earning higher credit. Visit CollegeTransfer.Net for a listing of tried courses. Completed Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR) applications must be submitted by the Office of Career and Technical Education at the School District of Philadelphia to traneval@ccp.edu for processing. Evaluation of Noncredit or Alternative Learning Professional training programs such as the police academy, noncredit courses, and other career and technical programs may be eligible for higher credit. Students may moreover develop a portfolio for individual towage of college-level learning for some courses. For consideration, please follow the steps below. If you are a first-time student or have not attended theHigherwithin the past two years, well-constructed an admissions application. All other students proceed to step 2. Review the list of courses VisitHigherCredit Fast Track to upload your documentation (i.e., tried certification, credential, noncredit transcript or portfolio) for review. *Note: All submissions will require a nonrefundable payment of $159 for evaluation. Payment does not guarantee undertow credit. It is strongly recommended that you seek guidance from the departmental contact prior to documentation upload.Triedundertow credit will be unromantic to your wonk record within 30 merchantry days. For spare information, contact Bianca Cummings at bcummings@ccp.edu or 215-751.-916.   CommunityHigherof Philadelphia CommunityHigherof Philadelphia with increasingly than 70 associate's degree, document and standing education programs is your path to possibilities. 1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130     215-751-8000 Site Map Consumer Info Privacy Statement Right to Know Directory News