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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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average of $500,000 more over the course of their careers than
their peers who did not complete their degrees; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with bachelor's degrees are less likely
to become unemployed than their coworkers who did not earn those
credentials; and
WHEREAS, In less than 5 years, 65% of all jobs in the economy
will require postsecondary education and training beyond high
school, and 30% of those jobs will require some college
education or an associate's degree; and
WHEREAS, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapters at this
Commonwealth's community colleges are encouraging students to
complete their associate degrees or certificates before leaving
community college to transfer or to enter the job market;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of October 16
through 22, 2016, as "Community College Completion Week" in
Pennsylvania and encourage all community college students to
complete their degrees and urge community college faculty and
staff to facilitate completion of student credentials.
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