Pennsylvania Community Colleges Honor 2023 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team
The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges is pleased to announce the 29th annual All-Pennsylvania Academic Team, consisting of 64 students representing 14 community colleges from across the Commonwealth. The honor recognizes high achieving college students who demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with leadership and service that extends their education beyond the classroom to…
PACCC Presents Testimony to PA House Appropriations Committee
On March 21, the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges presented testimony to the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee on the FY 2023-24 community colleges budget request. The testimony was provided by PACCC President & CEO Elizabeth A. Bolden; Westmoreland County Community College President and PACCC Chair Tuesday Stanley; and Montgomery County Community College President Victoria L….
Montgomery County Community College Trustee Emphasizes the Importance of Advocacy
Donald Lyons, Vice President and Wealth Strategist at Bryn Mawr Trust and Montgomery County Community College Trustee, recently talked with PACCC about how his own community college experience impacted his life trajectory and the importance of advocacy. Q: How has community college impacted your life? Community college has had an immense impact on my life….
PACCC Welcomes New Government Relations and Data Analysis Leads
PACCC is pleased to announce two additions to our team: Jordan Grant as Director of Government Relations and Evan Martin as the Director of Data Collection & Analysis. Grant previously led government relations for the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers, serving as the organization’s primary lobbyist in Harrisburg and Washington. Prior to his position at…
Watch “On Course with Community Colleges: Transfer Offers Affordable Pathway to Private College Degree” Now
Recently panelists Caro Mercado, M.S., Associate Dean for Admissions & Director of Partnerships at Bucknell University; Meredith Goldsmith, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer and professor of English at Ursinus College; and Miles Noecker, Montgomery County Community College alumnus and current undergrad, joined us to discuss how well community college alumni are performing at private colleges…
Register Now for “On Course with Community Colleges: Transfer Offers Affordable Pathway to Private College Degree”
Register Here “On Course with Community Colleges: Transfer Offers Affordable Pathway to Private College Degree”Wednesday, December 14 | Noon – 12:30 p.m.Attendees are invited to submit questions for panelists during the live discussion. Each year, thousands of Pennsylvanians enroll in a community college with plans to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete…
Mother, Wife & Veteran Finds Pathway to Degree in Nursing at Community College
“I’m a mother of three, a wife, a veteran, and I’ve worked as an LPN for the last 25 years,” said Maria Cwalinski, a non-traditional Luzerne County Community College (Luzerne) student who plans to graduate with a degree in Nursing in May 2023. “Life got in the way of college, but when I finally went…
The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges is seeking a Director of Government Relations
The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges is a nonprofit, volunteer membership association and the primary advocate for Pennsylvania’s 15 community colleges. Based in Harrisburg, PA, its members include the college presidents, members of the colleges’ boards of trustees and key college administrators. The Commission provides leadership on issues affecting the colleges and represents the collective…
Community College Alumna has “Helped Hundreds” as a Nurse
“Someone in my family has been in service to our country since the Civil War. I started out as a reservist,” said Jodi Catanzarite, R.N., a member of the Air Force Reserve who earned an associate degree in nursing from Butler County Community College (BC3) in 2018. “I always knew I wanted to be in…
Nurse Chose Community College for Quality, Affordable and Flexible Education
“I fell in love with the medical profession when I was volunteering as an EMT for Harleysville Area Emergency Medical Service, Inc. I knew before I even graduated high school that I wanted to be a nurse and help people in my community,” said Joel Bergey, a Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) alumnus and Pennsylvania…