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Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence

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The Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence (PGSE) are five-week, publicly funded summer program for gifted high school students.

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell cut funding for the PGSE program in the state's 2009-2010 budget. Five of the programs have been privately revived and are functioning members of the National Conference of Governor's Schools as of 2014.

Programs

  • The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University
  • The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Engineering and Technology at Lehigh University
  • The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University - (renamed the Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship)
  • The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information, Society & Technology at Drexel - closed
  • The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care at the University of Pittsburgh - (renamed the University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy)
  • The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
  • The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts at Mercyhurst University

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