Community College of Philadelphia

Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
Motto	"The path to possibilities."
Established	1965
Type	Community College
President	Dr. Stephen M. Curtis
Academic staff	1,045
Students	39,270
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus	Urban, multi-campus
Website	www.ccp.edu

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Third Philadelphia Mint (1901). Now Community College of Philadelphia's main campus.

The Community College of Philadelphia is a community college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main campus is located at 1700 Spring Garden Street in a building that was the former Philadelphia Mint. When established in 1965, it was located in the mens store annex of the defunct Snellenburg's department store at 34 South 11th Street.

Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, Associate degree granting institution with more than 70 degree and certificate programs in the arts, business, health care, science and technology, humanities and social sciences and human services. Enrolling more than 38,000 students annually [1], the College is the largest institution of higher education in Philadelphia.

Like many community colleges, Community College of Philadelphia offers dual admissions programs and transfer agreements for transferring to a four-year college or university. The College also offers ESL courses to help international students improve their English skills. The school has study abroad opportunities to Mexico, Spain and England.

[edit] Campuses

Main Campus- 1700 Spring Garden Street in the Logan Square neighborhood of the Center City area
Northeast Regional Center - 12901 Townsend Road in the Parkwood neighborhood of Far Northeast Philadelphia
Northwest Regional Center - 1300 West Godfrey Avenue in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia
West Regional Center - 4725 Chestnut Street in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia