Community College of Philadelphia

Community College of Philadelphia
The Community College of Philadelphia's Mint Building on Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia
MottoThe Path to Possibilities.[citation needed]
TypePublic Community College
Established1965; 59 years ago (1965)
AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Endowment$11.9 million[1]
PresidentDonald Generals
Academic staff
858
Administrative staff
464
Students13,672 [2]
Location
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States
CampusMain campus
Northeast Regional Center
West Regional Center
Northwest Regional Center
NewspaperThe Vanguard
ColorsYellow/gold, white and black[3]
     
NicknameLions
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA
EPAC
MascotRoary the lion
Websiteccp.edu

The Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) is a public community college with campuses throughout Philadelphia. The college was founded in 1965 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It offers over 100 associate degree and certificate programs through its four locations.[2][4]

CCP's athletic teams compete in the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (EPAC) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). They are collectively known as the Lions and have more than 50 championships as current members of the EPAC and members of the former Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference datausa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Community College of Philadelphia". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ "College Colors". Community College of Philadelphia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Key Facts". Community College of Philadelphia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Intercollegiate Athletics". Community College of Philadelphia. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ "EPAC Champions". NJCAA Region 19. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Former Sixer Ollie Johnson, Director of Athletics at Community College of Philadelphia, Retires". Community College of Philadelphia. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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