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Educational Improvement Tax Credit

Your company can support, educate, transform the lives of students, and claim a tax credit through Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) by contributing to the Scholar Program at La Roche University.

La Roche has been approved as an educational improvement organization by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. This designation provides eligible businesses with the opportunity to receive awards of state tax credits for their support of the SCHOLAR program at the University.

SCHOLAR Program

SCHOLAR is a concurrent enrollment partnership between La Roche University and a number of western Pennsylvania high schools where qualified juniors and seniors have the opportunity to take university-level courses, earn university credits and become better prepared for success in the higher education environment.

Students remain in the high school setting where courses are delivered by their high school teachers with lesson plans and visits from La Roche faculty. This program emphasizes La Roche’s university mission of educating students who are knowledgeable and responsible citizens of the world and also demonstrates the importance of equal access to higher education.

EITC Program

The EITC program permits the awarding of tax credits to businesses that are authorized to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, agree to make contributions to an educational improvement organization, and are subject to one or more of the following taxes:

  • Corporate Net Income Tax
  • Capital Stock Franchise Tax
  • Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax
  • Title Insurance Companies Shares Tax
  • Insurance Premiums Tax
  • Mutual Thrift Institution Tax
  • Insurance Company Law of 1921
  • Personal Income Tax of S Corporation Shareholders or Partnership Partners

Eligibility requires the submission of an application. Visit the following website for a complete description of the tax credit program and to download the business application.

For program inquiries, please contact:

Department of Community and Economic Development
The Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program
Center for Business Financing – Tax Credit Division
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Commonwealth Keystone Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225

Telephone: 717-787-7120
Fax: 717-772-3581
Email: ra-eitc@pa.gov