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Students Receive Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges Scholarships for Academic Excellence
Students Receive Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges Scholarships for Academic Excellence Every year the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges (PACCC) recognizes students across the state who display academic excellence and …
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 …
Catto Scholar Blog — Chelsea Hammond
Catto Scholar Blog — Chelsea Hammond Hello, everyone. My name is Chelsea and I am 30 years old. I am enrolled in the Paralegal Studies associate degree program here at Community College of Philadelphia. I am currently in my first semester and this is the …
Black History Month at Community College of Philadelphia
Black History Month at Community College of Philadelphia Honoring Black History throughout the month of February, the College organized a wide array of events that highlight the rich heritage and unique cultures of the African Diaspora. From Africa …
Catto Scholars Blog — Idris Washington
Catto Scholars Blog — Idris Washington The Start of Something New Hello. My name is Idris Washington and I am 19 years old. When I am asked to talk about my story there is one thing that I always have to talk about, and that’s my education and why I’m on …