Encore Academy

Membership benefits

• Twenty hours of workshops. Subjects include computers, digital photography, art and music, historical eras, artistic design and more
• Enrollment in any three-credit college or technical class per academic year on a space available basis. (Space availability is determined on the last day of the add/drop period each term.) Examples include psychology, golf, acting, drawing, music appreciation and philosophy.
• Enrollment in any noncredit class, up to eight contact hours, per fall or spring term; or an additional 24 hours in lieu of a three-credit class. Encore Academy students not interested in college credit may elect to audit their chosen class, which means no grade or credit is given for the course. Popular examples include watercolor painting, creative writing, internet basics and self defense.
• Open invitation to any free college event.
• Free college magazine.
• Free blood pressure screening—once per term.
• Admittance to member activities, which include socials and an annual December holiday gathering.
• PHCC library privileges
• PHCC student ID card which can be used for student discounts offered in the community.

Membership eligibility

All seniors, aged 50 or older, are eligible for membership. Spouses of eligible members are also eligible to participate in the program. Spouses have no age restrictions.

Membership fee

Academic year (August - April): $175 per student

Fall or spring term only: $125 per term

All membership fees are non-refundable once a term has begun. Members are not required to attend all activities; however, there is no proration of fees for members who do not attend events.

Members who take a college or technical credit course must complete a separate PHCC application for admission, if they have not already done so. However, the application fee will be waived for members. Applications for admission may be requested from the director of admissions and student records or from the academy liaison.