Newsroom
September 5, 2025
Jason Barnes: CCP Alum and Medium and Heavy Truck Technology Instructor Fosters More Than Fleeting Connections
Designed to meet student and industry needs, Community College of Philadelphia’s Medium and Heavy Truck Technology program is one of a few on the entire East Coast. This program enables students to gain hands-on, practical knowledge and experience in service of medium and heavy vehicle and equipment platforms, including trucks, buses, tractor-trailer systems and off-road equipment. Students in these programs take classes from industry professionals at our Career and Advanced Technology Center (CATC) in West Philadelphia.
September 2, 2025
Coding Magic Carpets: The Jr. STEM Summer Camp
Each summer, Community College of Philadelphia hosts the Jr. STEM Summer Camp, a monthlong day camp for middle school-aged students to explore topics in science technology, engineering and math. This program exposes students to viable STEM careers through fun and hands-on activities. This year, the group was able to explore STEM through work on a production of “Aladdin Jr., the Musical.” They also got to see the professional show on Broadway in New York City during a field trip.
August 13, 2025
Adopt-A-School Tutor Spotlight: Destiny Dotson
Destiny Dotson is a Nursing student at Community College of Philadelphia who anticipates graduating in spring 2026. She is currently part of our Adopt-A-School program, where she works with students at William H. Ziegler Elementary School.
August 12, 2025
CCP instructor Sosena Solomon’s films explore African cultural landmarks in the Met’s new Arts of Africa galleries
The newly unveiled works of Sosena Solomon mark the first time a commissioned contemporary film series has been on permanent display in the Arts of Africa galleries of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Philly filmmaker’s 12-part series encourages viewers to connect with African cultural landmarks as they explore the galleries.
July 23, 2025
Sanaa Desper Finds Education Beyond the Classroom
For Sanaa Desper, attending CCP is much more than just showing up in the classroom. She’s taken full advantage of the boundless opportunities that exist here for students. Sanaa, a Photography major, works as a student social media content creator in the College’s Strategic Communications office, participated in a summer study abroad trip to Ghana and worked in an internship role at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She’s accomplished all of this before even starting her second year at CCP.
July 17, 2025
Community College of Philadelphia and Prime Healthcare Pennsylvania Region announce new health care education partnership
First-of-its-kind partnership will provide field experience and pathways to careers for health care students at CCP
July 14, 2025
Making Career Changes Possible: Five Years of the Post-Baccalaureate Accelerated Associate Degree (PBAD) in Nursing
Community College of Philadelphia’s PBAD program allows students to move quickly through their Nursing curriculum, setting them up for success in just 15 months. This program is designed for students who already have bachelor’s degrees, or higher, in non-nursing majors, giving students an opportunity to make a career change quickly and affordably. This year, the College celebrated the fifth graduating PBAD class with an evening of joy, pride, networking and communing around our 2024 graduates, the largest class the program has seen so far, along with the incoming Class of 2025, who will graduate in August of this year.
July 10, 2025
Student Wins Grant for Women’s Awareness Art Project
For Community College of Philadelphia Architecture student Enisa Nazaj, art has always been an interest and a hobby that she’s kept close. In fact, it’s what inspired her to choose her major and challenge her drawing skills further. It’s also what inspired her to apply for a Parx Gender Activism Micro Grant earlier this year—to create artistic postcard designs celebrating Women’s History Month.
July 9, 2025
When Persistence Meets Optimism: Yamilet del Carmen
At this year’s Alumni Reception event, Community College of Philadelphia welcomed 2002 graduate, Yamilet del Carmen, back to campus as a guest speaker to share some of her incredible experiences since graduating from the College. Yamilet has always seen education as the key to progress on both an individual and global level, which is what’s led her to build the Del Carmen Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at helping disadvantaged youth gain access to education in Venezuela and the United States, the two places Yamilet considers her own. And this year, she’s working with the CCP Foundation to establish a scholarship program for CCP students.
June 26, 2025
‘From CCP to Berkeley Law,’ Fatima Abbas uses her education to support underserved communities
Fatima Abbas is a 2005 Community College of Philadelphia graduate and was this year’s Black & Gold Gala Alumni Achievement Award honoree. She was recently featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer for her many accomplishments.
June 23, 2025
Community College of Philadelphia earns 2025-2026 Military Friendly School designation
CCP is one of just 830 schools nationwide earning special awards for going above the standard
June 17, 2025
Karen Abney: From Student to Employee
On May 27, 2025, Community College of Philadelphia hosted its first graduation ceremony for the inaugural cohort of the City College for Municipal Employment (CCME). The event celebrated more than 20 students who worked hard to invest in themselves and the City of Philadelphia.