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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
Community College of Philadelphia Foundation celebrates community at 2025 Black and Gold Gala
This year’s gala raised more than $635,000 to support student scholarships and support services
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.
June 12, 2025
Community College of Philadelphia proudly promotes 10 faculty members
The Community College of Philadelphia Board of Trustees is proud to announce the promotion of 10 faculty members. The Board congratulated the newly promoted faculty members during their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 6.
June 11, 2025
Community College of Philadelphia partners with United States Navy to prepare Philadelphians for high-demand jobs
Project will expand career training programs at CCP, leading to in-demand jobs in fields of naval welding and nondestructive testing
June 2, 2025
Abdullo Ashurov Wins First Place in International Festival Essay Contest
As part of CCP’s 40th Annual International Festival, a contest encouraged to submit essays that embodied the theme of Building Bridges Across the Globe and spoke directly to their own personal experiences as international students.
May 27, 2025
CCP Commemorates 40 Years Since MOVE Bombing
Community College of Philadelphia hosted a daylong symposium on May 13, 2025, an annual day of reflection and commitment declared by the Philadelphia City Council, that brought together members of the community to reflect on the 40th anniversary of the 1985 MOVE bombing. The event gave space for scholars, journalists, artists, activists and cultural leaders from throughout Philadelphia to engage with questions of commemoration and collective understanding.