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Employer Spotlight: Valley Forge Educational Services (The Vanguard School)

Valley Forge Educational Services (VFES) offers educational, summer and employment-related programs for people with disabilities. Individuals of all ages come to learn, share, appreciate and respect one another while developing skills necessary for success. Their programs include: The Vanguard School, …

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Employer Spotlight: Upper Darby School District

Upper Darby School District is located in Southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is one of the largest school districts in Pennsylvania, with over 12,300 students and over 1,072 professional staff and 982 support personnel. The district has 13 schools – 1 …

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Employer Spotlight: The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division

The Salvation Army is concerned with the needs of all—regardless of race, color, creed, sex, gender or age. The Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware (PENDEL) Division serves communities throughout Allentown, Berwick, Boyertown, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Chester, Coatesville, Dover, Leigh Valley Area, Greater …

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Employer Spotlight: The Quaker School at Horsham

What began in 1982 as a small school dedicated to meeting different learning needs has evolved into an expansive, innovative community that truly changes the lives of K-12 and young adult students and their families.(TQS)is a K-12 school which uses …

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Internship in Art Therapy: AT 365

Opportunity to get firsthand experience in the field of art therapy by working as a volunteer in an agency or…

Criminal Justice Internship: CJ 389

The Capstone Internship Experience is designed to give seniors who are majoring in Sociology, Anthropology, or Criminal Justice experience in…

Senior Seminar 1: PY 490 & PY 491

Capstone course with three components: the seminar, independent research or internship, and a senior thesis. The seminar includes reading and…

Internship: Mental Health Counseling 300 hours: PY 631

(Second part of a yearlong Practicum) Practical experience in a counseling setting selected to meet individual career goals. Requires a…

Internship in International Peace & Conflict Resolution: IP 583

The professional internship experience is practical training at the graduate level with a practitioner organization in the field. The internship…

Political Internship: PS 380

This course is available in consultation with a faculty advisor, and requires both completing an internship, in Philadelphia or elsewhere,…

Your major does not necessarily have to be directly aligned with your career! For example, liberal arts majors can work in business and business majors can work in the public sector. Here are a few courses at Arcadia that can develop your skills for this industry. Please speak with your academic advisor to explore all available courses.

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The term Student Outcomes refers to undergraduate outcomes within the 6-9 months following graduation, providing a snapshot of Arcadia undergraduates’ success following degree completion. The data is collected through a survey distributed to students at graduation, and again in the months following, along with knowledge gained from faculty, LinkedIn, and phone calls to our graduates, in accordance with national standards. The knowledge rate of outcomes for each class was 83.95% for the class of 2024, 79.8% for the class of 2023, 86% for the class of 2022, 79% for the class of 2021, 81% for the class of 2020, and 87% for the class of 2019, though response rates vary among colleges and departments.

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Featured Alumni

Cathryn O’Connor ’16, ’19M

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  • School Based Therapist Crozer
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David Paone, ’04, ’09MEd

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  • Director of Training Salisbury Behavioral Health, Division of RHA Health Services
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Alyssa Reynoso-Morris ’12

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  • Chief of Staff Democratic Caucus of Pennsylvania
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Liesl Riemann ’11

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  • Associate Educator for School & Family Programs Brandywine River Museum of Art
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Christine Russo ’09

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  • Museum Specialist Smithsonian Institution
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Kasey Thomas ’12

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  • Corrections Case Manager Lehigh County
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Lauren Trager ’07, ’11MS

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  • Director, Event Production National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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