The Harcum College Admissions Team

   Nicola DiFronzo-Heitzer, Dean of Admissions, Ed.D.

(610) 526-6153 

ndifronzo-heitzer@harcum.edu

Who She Advises:  Students interested in Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, and EFDA (Expanded Functions Dental Assisting).

Social Butterfly Alert:  A member of Psi Chi-Psychology Honor Society, and Kappa Delta Pi-Education Honor Society, Nicola was also the Social Chairperson of Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority.  Not one to remain sedentary, she is currently affiliated with NACAC-National Association for College Admissions Counseling, and PACAC- Pennsylvania Association for College Admissions Counseling, where she is active on the Communications Committee.

Breakfast at Tiffany's; Reading with her Book Club; Shopping; and Dancing with Friends...Just a few of Nicola's Favorite Things:  Other leading pastimes, she says include "spending quality time with family and friends...usually over a big meal with good wine.  Hey, we are Italian!"

Vacation Spots:  Mexico, California, Italy, and the good old South Jersey shore!

Book Corner:  On the Road, by Jack Kerouac, I Know This Much is True, by Wally Lamb, and The Secret History, by Donna Tartt.

Did you know...:  Nicola was a ballet dancer in the La Petit Ballet Company in Collingswood, NJ from age 8 to 18!

If deserted on an island, the three things I would bring would be: "Water, Sunscreen, and My Husband!"

Why Nicola Recommends Harcum:  "Small class sizes, lots of individual attention, and very caring faculty and staff."