Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges

Imagine Powerful Stories

Community colleges help Pennsylvanians imagine a better tomorrow.

Community Colleges Train & Educate Healthcare Workers

Community colleges grant more than 75% of nursing associate degrees in Pennsylvania and can upscale programs to meet demand.

Transfer Students Are a Boon to the State System

Nearly half of all new transfer students to State System universities in the Fall 2021 semester came from a Pennsylvania community college.

Many Community College Students Transfer to Four-Year Institutions in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania community colleges have more than 5,000 articulation agreements with other higher education institutions in the Commonwealth.

Training Pennsylvania’s Workforce is One of Our Priorities

Community colleges play an important role in educating and training current and future generations of workers, in addition to providing affordable and responsive higher education to thousands of Pennsylvanians every year.

Community College of Allegheny County

Community College of Beaver County

Monaca

www.ccbc.edu

Bucks County Community College

Butler County Community College

Butler

www.bc3.edu

Delaware County Community College

Erie County Community College of PA

Erie

www.ecccpa.org/

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville

www.lccc.edu

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke

www.luzerne.edu

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell

Pottstown

www.mc3.edu

Northampton Community College

Bethlehem

Tannersville

www.northampton.edu

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Johnstown

www.pennhighlands.edu

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia

www.ccp.edu

Reading Area Community College

Reading

www.racc.edu

Westmoreland County Community College

Youngwood

westmoreland.edu

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