Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence

The Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence (PGSE) are five-week, publicly funded summer program for gifted high school students.

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell cut funding for the PGSE program in the state's 2009-2010 budget. Five of the programs have been privately revived and are functioning members of the National Conference of Governor's Schools as of 2014.

Programs

 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Engineering and Technology at Lehigh University
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University - (renamed the Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship)
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information, Society & Technology at Drexel - closed
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care at the University of Pittsburgh - (renamed the University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy)
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts at Mercyhurst University - closed
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global & International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
 * The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Excellence in Teaching at (Millersville State University) --closed