The Philadelphia Center

Discover Your Direction in Life

As one of the nation’s oldest experiential education programs, The Philadelphia Center (TPC) offers a dynamic and valuable off-campus experience. Since 1967, TPC has helped more than 6,700 students from over 80 colleges and 50 countries discover their personal and professional direction in life through our 16 week semester program and 8 week summer program. Students earn academic credit while interning 32 hours/week, taking seminars, and living independently in a diverse and vibrant urban setting. With more than 800 placements, we offer substantial internship options for almost any major.

“Both courses directly related to my internship as well as to my experience in the city. They allowed me to better understand what was going on around me.”
Sara Goldstein, Kalamazoo College
Fall 2005
Women Organized Against Rape, Court Advocate

News

  • Donate to TPC: The Philadelphia Center has established the Stevens E. Brooks Memorial Fund to honor the life and legacy of its former executive director.
  • Discover TPC Blog: Read the DiscoverTPC blog and follow current TPC students as they intern, live, and learn in Philadelphia.
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