PRINTER'S NO. 2114
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
442
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, GREENLEAF, RESCHENTHALER, SABATINA,
BREWSTER, SCAVELLO, DINNIMAN, TEPLITZ, SCHWANK, ARGALL,
BAKER, FONTANA, FARNESE, FOLMER, EICHELBERGER, VULAKOVICH,
HUTCHINSON, VOGEL, KILLION, BROWNE AND YUDICHAK,
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of October 16 through 22, 2016, as
"Community College Completion Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, It is the mission of this Commonwealth's 14
community colleges to increase the educational attainment level
and work force readiness skills of Pennsylvanians to create a
productive work force and vibrant economy; and
WHEREAS, Community colleges offer the most affordable pathway
to bachelor's degrees through more than 2,700 transfer and
articulation agreements to ensure that students seamlessly
transition from community college to an institution offering a
4-year degree, with nearly 34,000 students transferring each
year; and
WHEREAS, More than 70% of community college students
nationwide who transfer to a senior college with an associate
degree successfully complete a bachelor's degree; and
WHEREAS, Students who complete their degrees will earn an
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