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July 29, 2020
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…
July 7, 2020
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 …
July 7, 2020
Graduate Success Story: Liam Spady
“From a really young age I loved food,” recalls Liam Spady, a recent graduate of Community College of Philad…
July 7, 2020
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…
July 7, 2020
Class of 2020: 96 Nursing Students In a Class By Themselves
As a pandemic strikes, CCP Nursing grads share tales of resilienceIn the year that novel coronavirus changed life as we …
May 19, 2020
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 …
April 17, 2020
Students Receive Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges Scholarships for Academic Excellence
Every year the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges (PACCC) recognizes students across the …
April 7, 2020
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…
February 26, 2020
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 c…
February 5, 2020
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 ba…
February 4, 2020
Students Put Lessons to Work in Designing a Career Clothing Closet
Ayanna Washington, director of Career Connections, wants Community College of Philadelphia students to have an edg…
February 4, 2020
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 tha…