Mother of Three Finds Pathway to Entrepreneurship as Non-Traditional Student
“I ran the café on the Upper Bucks Campus of Bucks County Community College the four years before the pandemic hit. My food service and catering business was thriving at the time, but one day my daughter – who was enrolled at Bloomsburg University – called me and told me about COVID. I didn’t watch…
Community College Alumna is Eager to bring Cambridge Education back to Pennsylvania
“I can’t wait to bring my knowledge and skills back to Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia area,” said Victoria Reeser, a Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) alumna who is currently working overseas after graduating with a master’s degree from one of the most prestigious universities on the planet, the University of Cambridge. “I found my path…
PA Community College Transfer Students Are Likely to Live, Work in the State after Graduation
“I didn’t expect to come here, but I’m glad I did. I’ll end up with the same degree for a third of the cost because I started at community college,” said Sydney Sheredy, a Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (Penn Highlands) student set to graduate this spring. “Because of an articulation agreement with Indiana University of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…