PRINTER'S NO. 3034
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
772
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, ROEBUCK, MARSHALL, VEREB, PICKETT,
GREINER, BURNS, R. BROWN, SONNEY, DUSH, D. COSTA, KIRKLAND,
COHEN, KIM, O'NEILL, KILLION, CALTAGIRONE, LONGIETTI, MURT,
SCHLOSSBERG, MILLARD, GODSHALL, HARHART, KAVULICH, BOBACK,
REGAN, MATZIE, TOOHIL, TOPPER, YOUNGBLOOD, MULLERY, CORBIN,
DiGIROLAMO, HICKERNELL, MACKENZIE, O'BRIEN, HAHN, MARSICO,
A. HARRIS, WATSON, KNOWLES, KINSEY AND ROSS, APRIL 1, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 1, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2016 as "Pennsylvania Community
College Month."
WHEREAS, For 53 years this Commonwealth's community colleges
have provided accessible and affordable higher education,
workforce training and transfer opportunities for millions of
Pennsylvania residents; and
WHEREAS, In the current year, the community colleges serve
nearly 314,000 students across all of the State's counties and
94 percent of credit students are PA residents; and
WHEREAS, One out of every five undergraduates of this
Commonwealth attends a community college; and
WHEREAS, Community colleges offer and support dual enrollment
of more than 11,400 high school students, representing half of
this Commonwealth's school districts; and
WHEREAS, Community colleges serve non-traditional students,
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