Spring Break
Students turn to community college
Zohaib Ahmad
Issue date: 1/30/09 Section: News
With rising tuition fees in public and private colleges, the Community College of Philadelphia has taken measures to provide educational opportunities as enrollment at CCP increases.
"We have seen an increase in enrollment. Our spring enrolment was up about 3.4 percent," Anthony Twyman, Media Relations director at CCP, said.
CCP and Mayor Michael Nutter unveiled the "My Degree Now" program earlier this year.
"'My Degree Now' is offering a wonderful opportunity for Philadelphians who are working to reach their goals while pursuing pathways that will lead to exciting opportunities. … This program is a step in the right direction," Nutter said.
This program will allow students with 30-credit hours to work toward an associate's degree without any extra cost.
CCP President Stephen Curtis said there would be enough funding to cover all the costs of the students for the next three years.
"By providing educational opportunities, the college works to benefit residents and the city as a whole," Curtis told the Inquirer.
Curtis also said that CCP would implement a tuition freeze for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, according to a CCP news release.
The tuition freeze was made possible by Nutter's decision to increase funding to CCP by $4 million to a total of $28.47 million in fiscal 2008-2009.
"This academic year, the college has refused to raise tuition, even though we received a reduction of two million dollars in operating revenue," Twyman said.
According to Twyman, CCP will receive $2 million less than expected in operating revenue from the city due to the city's financial state.
According to the College Board, private four-year colleges have an average tuition of $25,143, which is up 5.9 percent from last year.
At CCP Philadelphia residents pay $115 per credit hour, other Pennsylvanians pay $230 per credit hour, and non-Pennsylvanians pay $345 per credit hour, according to their web site.
Current tuition at CCP for a full-time student taking 24 credits a year is $3,528, according to Twyman. This marks a high difference to Drexel University's $29,800 in tuition for a five year co-op student. The overall cost for education at Drexel is $44,516 for a five-year co-op student and $51,416 for a four-year co-op student or non-co-op student.
The College Board continues to state that students will pay, on average, from $381 to $408 more than last year for this year's room and board, depending on the college. Also, students are expected to pay $108 to $1,398 more than last year for this year's tuition and fees.
"We have seen an increase in enrollment. Our spring enrolment was up about 3.4 percent," Anthony Twyman, Media Relations director at CCP, said.
CCP and Mayor Michael Nutter unveiled the "My Degree Now" program earlier this year.
"'My Degree Now' is offering a wonderful opportunity for Philadelphians who are working to reach their goals while pursuing pathways that will lead to exciting opportunities. … This program is a step in the right direction," Nutter said.
This program will allow students with 30-credit hours to work toward an associate's degree without any extra cost.
CCP President Stephen Curtis said there would be enough funding to cover all the costs of the students for the next three years.
"By providing educational opportunities, the college works to benefit residents and the city as a whole," Curtis told the Inquirer.
Curtis also said that CCP would implement a tuition freeze for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, according to a CCP news release.
The tuition freeze was made possible by Nutter's decision to increase funding to CCP by $4 million to a total of $28.47 million in fiscal 2008-2009.
"This academic year, the college has refused to raise tuition, even though we received a reduction of two million dollars in operating revenue," Twyman said.
According to Twyman, CCP will receive $2 million less than expected in operating revenue from the city due to the city's financial state.
According to the College Board, private four-year colleges have an average tuition of $25,143, which is up 5.9 percent from last year.
At CCP Philadelphia residents pay $115 per credit hour, other Pennsylvanians pay $230 per credit hour, and non-Pennsylvanians pay $345 per credit hour, according to their web site.
Current tuition at CCP for a full-time student taking 24 credits a year is $3,528, according to Twyman. This marks a high difference to Drexel University's $29,800 in tuition for a five year co-op student. The overall cost for education at Drexel is $44,516 for a five-year co-op student and $51,416 for a four-year co-op student or non-co-op student.
The College Board continues to state that students will pay, on average, from $381 to $408 more than last year for this year's room and board, depending on the college. Also, students are expected to pay $108 to $1,398 more than last year for this year's tuition and fees.
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