PRINTER'S NO. 1018
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
84
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, MAKO, BOROWSKI, BRENNAN, BURGOS, CIRESI,
T. DAVIS, FREEMAN, HARKINS, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, KUTZ,
M. MACKENZIE, MADDEN, MALAGARI, MARCELL, MATZIE, MUSTELLO,
SALISBURY, SANCHEZ, VITALI AND MARSHALL, APRIL 24, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 24, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2023 as "Community College Month"
in Pennsylvania in recognition of the important role that
community colleges play in the education system and economy
of this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks 48th in the nation for the
affordability of higher education; and
WHEREAS, Community colleges play a critical role in providing
Pennsylvanians with an affordable and quality higher education;
and
WHEREAS, Community colleges are the largest provider of
higher education in this Commonwealth, serving more than 230,000
students; and
WHEREAS, Many of the students attending community colleges
are from low-income families; and
WHEREAS, Forty-two percent of community college students are
from underrepresented or minority groups; and
WHEREAS, Community colleges educate the largest percentage of
first-generation or nontraditional students in higher education;
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