This summer, the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design's (PCA&D) Center for Creative Exploration (CCE) will offer pre-college classes for high school students in grades nine through 12.

The classes will offer the opportunity to earn college credit while allowing students to explore new avenues for expression and refine skills. The classes also provide a way to explore various studios and help inform future class selections, as well as offer the opportunity to take classes in media that might not be offered at their high school. Scholarships for summer pre-college classes are available by request from teachers and counselors. Families should contact CCE with questions.

Both in-person and online pre-college classes will be offered and include creative experiences such as Introduction to Observational Painting, Introduction to Video Editing, Graphic Novel and Comic Creation, Fantasy Digital Illustration and Introduction to Short Story Writing, as well as always-popular, intro-level classes such as Introduction to Digital Painting, Introduction to Digital Photography, Introduction to Oil Painting and Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice.

Many of these classes are taught by faculty from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design's degree programs, including Raven Eckman, Randy Haldeman, Evan James, Leah Limpert Walt and Jason Ward.

PCA&D instructors are professional artists, designers and creatives who actively work in the fields they teach. This gives summer pre-college students the chance to explore creative industries and experience what it's like to work in a college studio environment.

Classes will run over two sessions throughout the month of July and offer afternoon and evening options. Visit http://www.pcad.edu/precollege to see the full list of options and links to class descriptions, supply lists, instructors, dates, times and cost.

The PCA&D welcomes learners of all kinds, providing a comprehensive range of educational opportunities, including bachelor's and associate degrees, certificates and professional credentials, as well as enrichment and lifelong learning programs for students all ages.

PCA&D offers creative experiences for adults, high school students and children in grades one through nine. Its goal is to provide community education for beginners and aspiring professionals, as well as both credit-bearing and non-credit class options occurring throughout the year on evenings and weekends, both online and in-person. Current class listings can be found at http://www.pcad.edu/cce.