Community College Of Philadelphia

Community College of Philadelphia is a coeducational, community college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1965. The main building was located in a men's store next to Snellenburg's department store at 34 South 11th Street, Philadelphia. Later, it was moved to 1700 Spring Garden Street which was the former Philadelphia Mint building.

Some of the departments in the college are as follows:

• Academic Computing
• Allied Health
• Art and Design
• Behavioral Sciences
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Information Systems
• Counseling
• Design Technologies
• Economics and Accounting
• English
• Foreign Language
• History/Philosophy
• Justice
• Marketing and Management
• Mathematics
• Music
• Nursing
• Office Administration
• Paralegal Studies
• Photographic Imaging
• Physics/Engineering Science
• Social Science
• Transportation Technology

The College sponsors various sports such as soccer, cross-country running, baseball, volleyball, basketball, track and field, tennis, and softball.

Notable alumni of the College include Chaka Fattah, United States Congressman from Philadelphia; Ronald "Flip" Murray, NBA player; and Dwight Evans, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 1981.

Community College Of Philadelphia Highlights

Where Community College Of Philadelphia stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, therapy and counseling, law, business and management, drama and performing arts, security and law enforcement, and education and teaching.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Community College Of Philadelphia was 17,334 in 2007 (9,578 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Community College Of Philadelphia participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.