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Lower Price Hill Community School, Inc.removes barriers to education, provides instructional and guidance services in a supportive and familiar environment, and assists individuals in meeting their educational and employment goals. |
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HISTORYThe Lower Price Hill neighborhood founded the school in 1971 in response to increasing numbers of students not finishing high school. Leaving high school without a diploma, a key indicator of future poverty, makes the prospect for employment at a wage adequate to support a family in Cincinnati nearly impossible. Lower Price Hill Community School students are changing an impossible situation to one of realistic expectations for a better future. From stark beginnings in a windowless basement, Cincinnati's LPHCS has become a modern learning center encompassing the entire floor of a former elementary school in the heart of the neighborhood. With no geographic limit, enrollment is open to adults of all ages and out-of -school 16 and 17 year olds. To make school attendance possible for young parent- students, the Community School provides pre- school childcare during college and GED class time. LPHCS enrolls an average of 250 high school dropouts annually. LPHCS has provided tuition- free education to over 5,000 individuals, and more than 625 LPHCS students have received their GED diplomas. Many graduates go on to complete college degrees. We have introduced students to a college experience through various collaborations including Xavier University and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. PROGRAMS |HISTORY | STUDENTS | COMMUNITY | DONATE | VOLUNTEER |