East Allen University (EAU) is a

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

within the East Allen County School system in

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. Part of the former

Paul Harding High School Paul Harding High School was a High school located on the southeast side of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Harding was a part of East Allen County Schools system located in Allen County, Indiana. Closure and Reorganization On September 21, ...

(a traditional grade 7 through 12 junior high / high school), EAU was formed in 2012 after a reorganization that saw the senior high school (grades 9 through 12) divided from the newly created Paul Harding Junior High School (grades 7 and 8). Not a

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in the traditional sense, the name East Allen University refers to the program offered in which students may obtain both a high school diploma and an

associate's degree An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree. The fi ...

within the four year (grades 9 - 12) program. The associate degree is granted in partnership with

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, and the credits earned can transfer to any public university within the state of Indiana.

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East Allen University website

East Allen County Schools website
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