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The Importance of Options: Honors Graduate Christopher Brinkley-Pridgen

The Importance of Options: Honors Graduate Christopher Brinkley-Pridgen Earning a degree in Liberal Arts – Honors this year marked a milestone in Christopher Brinkley-Pridgen’s educational journey, which is far from over. His experience and preparation at …

Three Students Named Semi-finalist for Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Three Students Named Semi-finalist for Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship On March 9, three students, Enoch Tuffour Ampem,  Heather Sizemore and Ryan Numair, were selected as semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer …

How firefighting and the National Guard are leading one Nursing student to service in her community and beyond

How firefighting and the National Guard are leading one Nursing student to service in her community and beyond Tabitha Hernandez is a 2023 graduate who is earning her A.S. in Nursing, but she’s not new to providing lifesaving intervention in her …

Walking the Halls with Dr. Brad Kovaleski, the New Dean of Students

Walking the Halls with Dr. Brad Kovaleski, the New Dean of Students In January 2023, the College welcomed Dr. Brad Kovaleski as the new dean of students.  Dr. Kovaleski comes to CCP from Penn State University’s Brandywine campus, where, as the senior …

Lindback Lecture 2023: Dr. Faye Allard

Lindback Lecture 2023: Dr. Faye Allard Winners of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching give a presentation each spring to the Community College of Philadelphia community. Recipients are announced at Commencement each year. This year’s Lindback …

Getting to know Dr. Vance Gray, associate provost of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development

Getting to know Dr. Vance Gray, associate provost of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development Meet Dr. Vance Gray, the College’s associate provost of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development. Dr. Gray comes to the College from Olive-Harvey College, …

Liliya Luhavaya Earns First Place in National Design Competition for Architecture

Liliya Luhavaya Earns First Place in National Design Competition for Architecture When 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 …

How the College Helps Students Battling Housing Insecurity

How the College Helps Students Battling Housing Insecurity This 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 …

New Medium and Heavy Truck Technology instructor brings his love for automotives to the classroom

New Medium and Heavy Truck Technology instructor brings his love for automotives to the classroom If 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 …

From Welding Novice to Working Professional in One Year

From Welding Novice to Working Professional in One Year Twenty-one-year-old Camyra Sawyer was the first woman to complete the Welding Technology program at the Career and Advanced Technology Center (CATC)  in Spring ‘23. Now the Philly native is already …

The College Foundation

Welcome to the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation Welcome to the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation, where dedication to student success is at the heart of everything we do. For nearly five decades, our foundation has been a beacon of …

Career and Advanced Technology Center

Building a Better and Brighter Future for Philadelphia Creating a space where our city’s diverse communities are all welcome to take part in creating solutions together is where our vision for the Career and Advanced Technology Center begins. We are …