All-Pennsylvania Academic Team
The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges (PACCC) is proud to honor the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team, a remarkable group of community college students who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated a commitment to their colleges and communities.
Awardees are outstanding community college transfer scholars and exceptional workforce pathway scholars from across the Commonwealth. Transfer students must have completed at least 36 credits at a community college and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to be considered for these awards. Workforce students must have a minimum of 12 college-level credit hours at a community college and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Students who receive the highest application scores in each state are named Coca-Cola New Century Transfer Pathway Scholars and Coca-Cola New Century Workforce Pathway Scholars. New Century Pathway Scholars receive a $2,250 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Educational Foundation. New Century Workforce Pathway Scholars receive a $1,250 award from the Coca-Cola Educational Foundation.
Pennsylvania’s community colleges partner with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities to provide a tuition waiver to eligible All-Pennsylvania Transfer Team members at PASSHE institutions, providing two years of tuition at any PASSHE university.
The Pennsylvania transfer awardees may also include Coca-Cola Gold, Silver, and Bronze Scholars who could receive additional scholarships.
Cengage sponsors the All-USA Community College Academic Team, with additional support provided by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, PTK, and AACC sponsor the New Century Scholars program.
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Phi Theta Kappa
As the largest honor society in higher education, Phi Theta Kappa’s mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programs.
For 30 years, the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges has joined Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for community college students, to honor students nominated by their colleges for the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team.
The All-Pennsylvania Academic Team Awards Program, which builds on the National All-USA Academic Team for two-year colleges, recognizes an exceptional group of community college students who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated a commitment to their college.
The recognized students represent the diversity of community colleges and confirm the community colleges’ commitment to providing accessible and affordable higher education to Pennsylvanians.