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He took control of his future and his whole world changed for the better 

He took control of his future and his whole world changed for the better  “I will miss CCP so much. This place means so much to me,” said Joseph DeFeo, an English major who graduated with the Class of 2022. “I’ll always be a CCP Lion.”  Joseph started at …

How a CCP Education Became One Student’s Lifeline

How a CCP Education Became One Student’s Lifeline Brooke Asman remembers the first time she attended Community College of Philadelphia. A 2015 graduate of the Liberal Arts – Honors program, she describes her overall experience as wonderful.  “All of the …

An Inside Look at the Toyota T-TEN Program

An Inside Look at the Toyota T-TEN Program Meet Carmelo Robles, a Toyota Master Diagnostic Technician who’s also an instructor in the new Toyota T-TEN program  at the Career and Advanced Technology Center . Robles, a T-TEN alum himself, discusses the …

Dr. Generals Has Been Named a Metro Philadelphia Education Power Player

Dr. Generals Has Been Named a Metro Philadelphia Education Power Player Earlier this month, Metro Philadelphia named College President Dr. Donald “Guy” Generals as one of 94 Education Power Players . The list includes influential leaders who are creating …

Critical Language Scholarship winners Donika and Hannah discuss their experiences 

Critical Language Scholarship winners Donika and Hannah discuss their experiences  The Critical Language Scholarship is a national program designed to give undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to quickly learn or sharpen their language …

How One Café is Changing the Culture – and Lives of Students – on Campus

How One Café is Changing the Culture – and Lives of Students – on Campus For as long as she could remember, Imira Roussaw had her heart set on attending the University of Southern California (USC). A 2021 graduate of Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti …

Alum Shahid Guyton Practices Radical Hospitality at Broad Street Ministry

Alum Shahid Guyton Practices Radical Hospitality at Broad Street Ministry Shahid Guyton ‘17 is a Community College of Philadelphia alum who studied Liberal Arts--Social/Behavioral Science . He now has a bachelor’s in psychology from Ashford University and …

CCP Named A Most Engaged Campus For College Student Voting

CCP Named A Most Engaged Campus For College Student Voting In November, Community College of Philadelphia was recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. ALL IN is a …

Finding success on and off the court

Finding success on and off the court Last year, the College’s men’s basketball team rallied up a lot of excitement around campus as they made their way to the 2021-22 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DIII Men's Basketball Championship. …

Transforming Life Changes into a Career

Transforming Life Changes into a Career Arriving at the College in summer 2019, Nana Agyman had a plan to achieve his goal of becoming a nutritionist, motivated by changes he made in his life. Growing up with health challenges, Nana experienced issues …

Empowered with Degree and Career Options: Parkway Student Brittney Coleman

Empowered with Degree and Career Options: Parkway Student Brittney Coleman Excited to attend the College’s May 6 graduation ceremony, Brittney Coleman will join other Parkway Center City Middle College students in earning an associate degree a few weeks …

A Graduation Celebration for Our Catto Scholars

A Graduation Celebration for Our Catto Scholars On April 25, Mayor Kenney and the College community gathered to celebrate the largest cohort of graduating Octavius Catto Scholars with a pinning ceremony.   The Octavius Catto Scholarship was launched in …