Advancing Pennsylvania Through Community Colleges
PA COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Unique Programs
Pennsylvania’s 15 community colleges offer unique programs tailored to meet regional workforce needs. These programs are designed to equip students with in-demand skills for the local job market and meet students where they are and their unique goals.
Please click the links below to read the stories linked to unique programs, and how we are Advancing Pennsylvania through Community Colleges:
Community College of Allegheny County
- Highlands senior graduates from CCAC Dual Enrollment program before earning high school diploma | TribLIVE.com
- Dominic Rocco Spotlight CCAC.pdf
- CCAC | CCAC strives to be affordable, flexible and to be a leading provider of high-quality education in the Pittsburgh area. Students like… | Instagram
Community College of Beaver County
Bucks County Community College
- Veterinary Technician, A.A.S.
Bucks County Community College to offer Veterinary Technician program this fall
Bucks County Community College Turns Passion for Pets Into Careers
Snapshots (scroll down to 8th photo)
- Floral Design Certificate
Bucks County Community College to make its flower show debut this year
Bucks County Students Make First Appearance at Nation’s Largest Flower Show
BCCC Floral Design Program to Make History at Philadelphia Flower Show
BCCC Students make debut at Philadelphia Flower Show with a look into the future
- Railroad Safety Training Program
Bucks County Community College to launch railroad safety training program in 2026
- Fire and Emergency Services Co-Op Program for High School Students
BCCC to offer Fire and Emergency Services Co-Op Program for local high school students
Butler County Community College
Delaware County Community College
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DCCC English Professor Uses AI to Increase Students’ Engagement—and Prepare Them for the Future
- First Cohort of DCCC’s Free Teacher Education Program for High School Juniors Completes Coursework
- First Students in DCCC’s “Good Jobs” Tuition-Free Welding Program Earn Certificates
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
- Mechatronics Student who Landed a Full-Time Job
- Becoming His Best at HACC
- Theatre Student and Playwright
Montgomery County Community College
- As a mechanical engineering major, Montgomery County Community College’s Commencement student speaker, Ruby Armor, participated in several unique projects, including working on an urban concept hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, participating in a Merck Automation Challenge, and learning how to build horn radio antennae to detect astronomical and terrestrial radio signals. All these projects helped to shape her academically and personally.
https://www.mc3.edu/student-stories/2025/ruby-armor
- Through Montgomery County Community College’s partnership with the AON U.S. Apprenticeship Program, students can combine on-the-job learning experiences with in-classroom learning. This earn-while-you-learn program covers tuition and costs while preparing students for careers with livable wages.
https://www.mc3.edu/student-stories/2024/andrew-lawlor
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
- Culinary Arts – Growth & Expansion: https://www.pennhighlands.edu/about/news/culinary-arts-growth-april2025/
- Police Academy – Growth & Success: https://www.pennhighlands.edu/about/news/police-academy-growth-success-2025/
- Social Work – Innovative Avatar in Program: https://www.pennhighlands.edu/about/news/avatar-mika/
- Education – Program Expands With Two Tracks: https://www.pennhighlands.edu/about/news/education-degree-two-tracks/
Community College of Philadelphia
- Noncredit Workforce program: City College for Municipal Employment (CCME)
https://www.ccp.edu/about-ccp/news-events/newsroom/2025-06-17/karen-abney-student-employee
- HS Dual Enrollment program student: https://www.ccp.edu/about-ccp/news-events/newsroom/2025-04-24/future-so-bright-celina-brooks
- Postbaccalaureate Nursing Degree Program – gives those with a bachelor’s degree an opportunity to switch to a career in nursing:
Westmoreland County Community College
- Catalyst MedTech Launches Nationwide Nuclear Medicine Technologist Program to Address Industry-Wide Staffing Shortage
https://westmoreland.edu/news/catalyst-medtech-nuclear-medicine-technologist-program.html