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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 …

A Story of Mentorship, Opportunity and Scholarly Self-Perseverance

A Story of Mentorship, Opportunity and Scholarly Self-Perseverance Originally from Guinea, Ahmadou Sidibe was a student in Moscow while his loved ones resided here in Philadelphia. After countless conversations with his father and sisters about life and …

Reaching the stars: Once unimaginable, this SCEO’s bright future is brewing.

Reaching the stars: Once unimaginable, this SCEO’s bright future is brewing. In between conference calls, preparing for graduation and running the College’s new coffee shop, we sat down with Yeismarie Rivera, the student chief executive officer (SCEO) of …

From Catto Scholar to Paralegal: How Chelsea Hammond used Success as Her Biggest Motivator

From Catto Scholar to Paralegal: How Chelsea Hammond used Success as Her Biggest Motivator After graduating this May, Chelsea Hammond is already a working paralegal. Now 31 years old, she wasn’t sure how successful she would be after having been out of …