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Associate Degrees and Certificates Prepare Workers for Good Jobs In Demand
Associate Degrees and Certificates Prepare Workers for Good Jobs In Demand Some associate degree and certificate programs provide a less expensive and faster on-ramp to the middle class than a bachelor's degree, according to the findings in a new report …
Associate Degrees and Certificates Prepare Workers for Good Jobs In Demand
Associate Degrees and Certificates Prepare Workers for Good Jobs In Demand Some associate degree and certificate programs provide a less expensive and faster on-ramp to the middle class than a bachelor's degree, according to the findings in a new report …
Student Kendall Stephens One of Eight in Nation Chosen as 2020 Dream Scholar
Student Kendall Stephens One of Eight in Nation Chosen as 2020 Dream Scholar In February, Kendall Stephens was one of eight community college students from Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network colleges chosen as 2020 DREAM Scholars, giving her and seven …
Community College of Philadelphia Loans Six Ventilators, Plus Life-Saving Personal Protective Gear to Local Hospitals
Community College of Philadelphia Loans Six Ventilators, Plus Life-Saving Personal Protective Gear to Local Hospitals Three health care programs at Community College of Philadelphia have donated life-saving equipment to local hospitals to support health …
Brittany Halbsgut: The Path to a New Career Just Might Be Through a Community College
Brittany Halbsgut: The Path to a New Career Just Might Be Through a Community College Seven years ago, Brittany Halbsgut was a hairstylist on welfare, having to take shifts at the salon’s front desk just to make ends meet. Her career was not where she …
Graduate Success Story: Andreas Copes
Graduate Success Story: Andreas Copes When first he enrolled at Community College of Philadelphia in 2017, Andreas Copes believed he wanted to pursue a degree in Liberal Arts and eventually end up in the field of public relations. Now, as he finishes up …
Graduate Success Story: Tria Jones
Graduate Success Story: Tria Jones Decades ago, Tria Jones had a calling to be a nurse but life kept getting in the way. Her best friend was murdered. Then her husband, Michael Williams, passed away, leaving her with four children to raise. The seesaw …
Graduate Success Story: Liam Spady
Graduate Success Story: Liam Spady “From a really young age I loved food,” recalls Liam Spady, a recent graduate of Community College of Philadelphia who received his associate degree in Culinary Arts. “I loved cooking, which is what I did because in …
Class of 2020: 96 Nursing Students In a Class By Themselves
Class of 2020: 96 Nursing Students In a Class By Themselves As a pandemic strikes, CCP Nursing grads share tales of resilience In the year that novel coronavirus changed life as we know it in this city, Community College of Philadelphia graduated 96 …
At Harvard, CCP Alumnus Pedro Regalado Explores How Latinx Workers Reshape History and the Economy
At Harvard, CCP Alumnus Pedro Regalado Explores How Latinx Workers Reshape History and the Economy As the United States struggles to redefine its history through activism and the Black Lives Matter movement, CCP alumnus Pedro Regalado is both an attentive …
Assisting Victims of Trauma in the Classroom and in the Field of Law Enforcement
Assisting Victims of Trauma in the Classroom and in the Field of Law Enforcement With an academic background in sociology and criminal justice, Judy Cruz-Ransom has been helping survivors of trauma for more than 28 years. Starting as an adjunct instructor …
Alumna Inspiring Students to be a Vehicle for Change
Alumna Inspiring Students to be a Vehicle for Change Reconnecting with her former professor through a meeting at a College alumni event in 2019 has led Malika Rahman to a different career trajectory. “I didn’t know I wanted to teach in that moment. I knew …