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- 09/26/2023 - 7:06pmLinda Ali’s goal when she signed up for the Nurse Aide Training program at Community College of Philadelphia was to make her way in the medical field. “This is meant to be my starting point in a journey to become a respiratory therapist,” Linda said. Her classes at the College’s Career and Advanced Technology Center ran from April through July of this year. Being a mother of three, she knew she needed an option that worked with her busy schedule...
09/08/2023 - 1:24pmIf you want to learn from the best, your instructor has to love what they do. When it comes to automotives, the best instructors love cars. And trucks. And motorcycles. And anything with an engine and wheels. That’s why Jason Barnes is the perfect pick as Community College of Philadelphia’s new Medium and Heavy Truck Technology instructor. “I see certain vehicles and I see beauty, I see art,” Jason said. “I see the mechanics of how they make that thing...
08/15/2023 - 3:38pmThis year marks the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act , which prohibits discrimination in housing. Community College of Philadelphia has long worked to find solutions for students facing housing insecurity. In 2020, The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University conducted a survey of 1,183 CCP students where 57% reported experiencing housing insecurity in the previous year. The concern and efforts to assist students resulted in a partnership with the Philadelphia Housing...
08/07/2023 - 2:09pmWhen Liliya Luhavaya entered the Coalition of Community College Architecture Programs’ national design contest this spring, she was hoping she would be chosen as one of the top contestants. When she found out that she won first place in one of the country’s only design contests for community college students, she could hardly believe it. “I was so surprised...I think I read the message from Professor David Bertram five times to be sure that I understood it right," said Liliya...
07/11/2023 - 5:28pmMeet Dr. Vance Gray, the College’s associate provost of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development. Dr. Gray comes to the College from Olive-Harvey College, City Colleges of Chicago in Illinois as dean of Instruction and Academic Affairs. He started at the College in January 2023 as the associate vice president for Academic and Student Success before assuming his current role. Here, he discusses his experiences thus far and his hopes for students. Q : Welcome to the College, Dr. Gray! Please...
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On Friday, May 19, Michelle Lopez was recognized for her work in the College's Division of Access and Community Engagement and the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership.
"'What we do at the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership is we get to work with some of the most amazing students and residents of the city of Philadelphia to empower them to feel like the leaders that they truly are,” she said as she accepted her award....“It’s truly a passion of mine to work with students and to help them get their degrees and move to successful lives,' Lopez concluded."
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