Four Students Named To The All-PA Academic Transfer & Workforce Pathway Team
Posted May 3, 2021 at 8:57 amThe Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges recently announced the 27th Annual All-Pennsylvania Academic Team. This honor recognizes an exceptional group of community college students who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated a commitment to their colleges and communities.
Four of those honored were from Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. The following students were honored and are members of the All-Pennsylvania Academic Transfer and Workforce Pathway Team:
- Maddelyn Hoover, of Patton, will graduate in May 2021 with a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences (A.A.).
- Isabella Nagy, of Portage, will graduate in May 2021 with a degree in Psychology (A.A.).
- Madison Piatak, of Portage, will graduate in May 2021 with a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences (A.A.).
- Sydney Wells, of Indiana, will graduate in May 2021 with a degree in Child Development (A.A.S.). Sydney is the Workforce Pathway Scholar for Penn Highlands Community College.
Maddelyn Hoover
Isabella Nagy
Madison Piatak
Sydney Wells
Overall, the 2021 awardees included 46 outstanding community college transfer scholars and 15 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.
Pennsylvania’s community colleges partner with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities to provide scholarships to eligible All-Pennsylvania Transfer Team members at PASSHE institutions, providing two years of tuition at any PASSHE school.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College congratulates these students on their academic achievements and looks forward to what each of their futures will hold.
About Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges
The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges is a voluntary membership association for Pennsylvania’s community colleges. Its members include the college presidents, members of the colleges’ boards of trustees, and key college administrators. The Commission represents the interests of and advocates for the collective needs of the community colleges to federal and state policymakers. For more information, please visit www.pacommunitycolleges.org.