Community College of Philadelphia to Host Midpoint Ceremony for Career and Advanced Technology Center 

Contact: 
Barry Johnson 
Email: btjohnson@ccp.edu 
 

The College is hosting a socially distanced ceremony to mark the halfway point in construction of the facility in West Philadelphia 

PHILADELPHIA – Community College of Philadelphia announced that it will host a midpoint ceremony for its Career and Advanced Technology Center (CATC) at 12 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at 4725 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19139. At this invite-only event, stakeholders will have the opportunity to receive updates on the programming and learning opportunities the CATC will provide, sign a stud with a permanent marker to be placed within the inner walls of the building, and participate in a guided tour of the facility.  

Remarks will be provided by Dr. Donald Guy Generals, College president; Sheila Ireland, College trustee and deputy secretary of workforce development at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry; dignitaries; a College student; and various community partners.  

Anticipated to open in 2022, the CATC is a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility that will offer for-credit and noncredit courses to support Philadelphia’s transportation, manufacturing and health care fields. With a focus on career readiness, entrepreneurship and hands-on learning, the CATC will bring community building and career training to the forefront of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods.  

More information about the College’s Career and Advanced Technology Center can be found at ccp.edu/catc.   

To RSVP for the CATC Midpoint Ceremony, please email Barry Johnson at btjohnson@ccp.edu.  

WHAT: Community College of Philadelphia Career and Advanced Technology Center Midpoint Ceremony 


WHO:    Dr. Donald Guy Generals, president, Community College of Philadelphia;  

              Sheila Ireland, College trustee and deputy secretary of workforce development at the  

  Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry; 

  Community partners; and  

  College student 

WHERE: Community College of Philadelphia Career and Advanced Technology Center, 4725  

    Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19139  

    (Ceremony will take place near Ludlow Street) 

WHEN: 12 p.m. 

              Wednesday, July 14, 2021 

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