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College Profile:
Philadelphia Area Community Colleges
Community colleges, funded by state and local sponsors and from student tuition, were created to make higher education affordable.
Community colleges offer students career access through degree and certificate programs in dozens of occupational areas. Community college students and their goals are as varied as the communities they come from. They ready themselves for further education at a four-year institution or take the skills they have and refine them in a variety of degree, transfer, and certificate programs.
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC)
Montgomery County Community College, with campuses in Blue Bell, PA and Pottstown, PA serves Montgomery and Chester Counties.
The Philadelphia Inquirer has praised MCCC for its "intimate classes with fewer than 25 students," "one-on-one attention from professors," and "solid results" in professional licensing exams. MCCC students agree, with 93 percent of those surveyed recently reporting their educational experience at MCCC as "excellent" or "good". The college offers its students a supportive environment that helps balance personal, family and career aspirations.
For the convenience of students, MCCC has accelerated courses, evening and weekend courses, a variety of on-line courses entirely using personal-computer-based instruction that can be taken at the student's convenience, and over a dozen video courses through WHYY-TV and statewide in Pennsylvania on Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN).
A new Weekend College offers a business administration associate degree with convenient classes and easy transfer to four-year colleges and universities in the region.
For more information, please contact:
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Montgomery County Community College Contact: 215-641-6551 |
Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, associate-degree granting institution with more than 70 degree and certificate programs in the arts, business, health care, science and technology, humanities and social and human services. Our programs provide a foundation for college transfer, employment and lifelong learning. The student body at the College is diverse, representing a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Enrolling more than 37,000 students annually, we are the largest institution of higher education in Philadelphia.
At the College, you will find the resources and opportunities that will put you on the path to success:
- Small class sizes; average 22 students
- Learning laboratories that provide tutoring to all students
- Academic and career counseling
- Dual admissions programs and transfer agreements for a seamless transfer to a four-year college or university
- ESL courses to help students improve their English skills
- Clubs and student organizations
- Intercollegiate athletic programs and gymnasium with two basketball courts, a fitness center and exercise rooms
- Study abroad programs
- Financial aid workshops that explain and assist with the application process
Convenience and affordability are the hallmarks of Community College of Philadelphia. In addition to Distance Education, classes are offered during the day, evening and on weekends. The College's Main Campus, three Regional Centers and more than 20 neighborhood and corporate sites around Philadelphia are easily accessible by public transportation.
For more information, please contact:
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Community College of Philadelphia Contact: 215-751-8010 |
Delaware County Community College (DCCC)
The ninth largest college in the Philadelphia area, Delaware County Community College offers more than 60 associate degree and certificate programs in university transfer, career, and occupational fields.
New programs at DCCC include Interactive Multimedia, Business Technology, Computer Programming, and Network Engineering. Also new are special full-time day programs in Auto Mechanics, Electrical and Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC).
In addition to evening programs in these and six other occupational areas, DCCC offers distance learning options including television and internet courses, and computer training in Microsoft MCSE, MOUS, and A+. A unique series of courses is offered in a one course, one credit, one weekend format.
DCCC has more than 21,000 students who attend classes on the 123-acre main campus and ten off-campus locations in Delaware and Chester counties.
Each year, more than 1,200 DCCC students transfer to colleges and universities in Pennsylvania under the "academic passport program". In 1999, over 200 international students were enrolled from 40 nations. DCCC has a competency-based curriculum that certifies that graduates possess the skills, attitudes and values needed to succeed in their areas of study. Our average class size of 24 provides a personal, small-school atmosphere where faculty and staff get to know students by name.
For more information, please contact:
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Delaware County Community College Contact: 610-359-5050 |
Bucks County Community College (BCCC)
Where can you choose from nearly 90 programs of study, from accounting, biology and criminal justice to marketing and visual arts? Where can you earn credits that will transfer to your choice of more than four dozen colleges and universities?
The answer is right in your own neighborhood: Bucks County Community College. Take courses at comfortable campuses in Newtown, Perkasie or Bristol. Or take classes right in the comfort of your own room through online eLearning. Or be sure to take along your laptop for wireless internet access at the Newtown campus library and the new Lower Bucks Campus in Bristol.
At Bucks, you won't be just a student number. You'll get to know great professors in small classes. Professors like Mark Sfirri, who since 1981 has been teaching students how to turn a lathe to create finely crafted furniture and wood sculptures. Professors like Charles Beem, who received an "Excellence in Teaching" award from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. And professors like Chef Earl Arrowood, whose chef apprentice students use their sautéing and pastry-making skills in restaurants and resorts throughout the region.
What's more, Bucks offers several programs to enrich your high school experience and earn college credits before high-school graduation. They include:
- Early Admissions — Top seniors can attend Bucks full-time.
- High School Enrichment — Select seniors can enroll at Bucks part-time during the day.
- Special Admissions — Select juniors and seniors can take one evening course a semester at Bucks.
- Scholars Program — Juniors and seniors can take college-level Liberal Arts courses held at Bucks County high schools.
Once on campus, there are plenty of chances to get involved in three dozen student clubs and organizations, from the student newspaper to the break-dance club to sports. Parking is free at all locations, and a Septa bus route runs from Northeast Philadelphia to the Newtown campus.
For more information, please contact:
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Bucks County Community College Contact: 215-968-8100 |
