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March 8, 2022

First-Generation Student Finds Higher Education Pathway with Help from Community College

“Neither of my parents graduated from high school. Being a first-generation college student, I can’t ask family for advice or money for college,” said Scotti Burnsworth, a Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) student set to graduate in the Fall of 2022 with an associate degree in software development. “Honestly, I don’t think I’d be…

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March 7, 2022

Transfer Student Imagines a Brighter Future Thanks to Community College

Robert Reed, a December 2021 graduate of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, recently shared his story and experience with higher education. He credits his bright future to community college. Mr. Reed graduated from high school in 1998 and went straight into the workforce. After a 20-year break from school, he began attending community college in…

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March 1, 2022

Community Colleges Educate for In-Demand, Local Careers in High Priority Occupations

“Some of my friends who went to four-year colleges right out of high school already have $40,000 worth of debt,” said Daulton Roth, a Business Administration major at Butler County Community College (BC3). “By starting at community college, I was able to find a path to an in-demand career here in Pennsylvania without taking out…

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February 23, 2022

Pennsylvania Nurse Says She Wouldn’t be in Healthcare without Community College

“The nursing program at Luzerne County Community College was the most academically challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life – and also one of the most rewarding. If I could do it all again, I would still start postsecondary education with my community college nursing program because of how well it prepared me for…

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February 22, 2022

Community College Student Set to Graduate into an In-Demand Career at the Local Hospital

“Because of the outstanding education I received at community college, I am graduating this spring into a career as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the ICU of Allegheny General Hospital. Some people go to college for four years to get the same credentials I will have earned in two years – and I’ll graduate debt-free…

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February 8, 2022

Pennsylvania Community College Leaders Appreciative of Five Percent Operating and Capital Increase Proposed by Governor Wolf in His Final Budget Address

Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges President & CEO Elizabeth Bolden and leaders from Pennsylvania’s community colleges today expressed appreciation that the 2022-23 fiscal year budget proposed by Gov. Tom Wolf provides a five percent operating and capital funding increase for the colleges. Community colleges requested an increase of at least 7.5 percent or $18.3 million…

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January 25, 2022

Trustee Chair Highlights Critical Role Community Colleges Play in Preparing Pennsylvanians for the Workforce

“During my time as executive director of the Berks County Assistance Office for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare I saw firsthand the critical role community colleges play in preparing Pennsylvanians for the workforce,” said Gary W. Rightmire, chair of the Reading Area Community College (RACC) Board of Trustees. “Community colleges across the Commonwealth partner…

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December 7, 2021

Community College Transfer Students Are a Boon to the State System and Pennsylvania

Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors adopted an expanded transfer policy for Pennsylvania community college students. Under the revised policy, students transferring to PASSHE with an associate degree from a Pennsylvania community college are now guaranteed admission at a PASSHE University and can transfer into a parallel…

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November 24, 2021

Career Opportunity: Director of Research

The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges is seeking a full-time Director of Research to plan, organize and conduct research for use in aiding the understanding of community college institutional needs, determining the impact of public policy decision on community colleges and their students, and preparing data for both internal and external dissemination. The ideal candidate…

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November 23, 2021

Q&A with Sen. Scott Martin, Chair of the Senate Education Committee

Sen. Scott Martin, chair of the Senate Education Committee, is a lifelong Lancaster County resident with deep roots in the community. He recently shared with the Commission his views on higher education, community college and dual enrollment. Q: Why is higher education important to you and your fellow Pennsylvanians? A: When a student decides to…

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