Pennsylvania HR 208: A Resolution designating the month of April 2019 as "Pennsylvania Community College Month" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1248 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION 

No.

208 

Session of 

2019 

INTRODUCED BY HAHN, ROEBUCK, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, DONATUCCI, 

SCHLEGEL CULVER, BURNS, FRANKEL, CALTAGIRONE, SONNEY, 

SCHLOSSBERG, FEE, LONGIETTI, ROTHMAN, O'MARA, OBERLANDER, 

HICKERNELL, BERNSTINE, DiGIROLAMO, BARRAR, ZABEL, MILLARD, 

MURT, KINSEY, MULLERY, PASHINSKI, MARSHALL, STAATS, PYLE, 

M. K. KELLER, KIRKLAND, DeLUCA, HILL-EVANS, FARRY, WARREN, 

SAINATO, READSHAW, IRVIN, ULLMAN, HEFFLEY, NEILSON, KAUFER, 

ZIMMERMAN, MACKENZIE AND EVERETT, APRIL 8, 2019 

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, 

APRIL 8, 2019 

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of April 2019 as "Pennsylvania Community 

College Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, For 55 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, Pennsylvania's community colleges serve more than 

312,000 students throughout this Commonwealth and 94% of credit 

students are residents; and

WHEREAS, One out of every four undergraduates in this 

Commonwealth attends a community college; and

WHEREAS, Community colleges serve nontraditional students, 

part-time students, dislocated workers and veterans; and

WHEREAS, Community colleges offer increased access through 

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online education courses and programs, allowing students to 

build their academic credentials and certifications while 

maintaining their work schedules and family responsibilities; 

and

WHEREAS, Community colleges offer the most affordable pathway 

to the baccalaureate through more than 5,396 transfer and 

articulation agreements to ensure that students seamlessly 

transition from community college to a four-year degree, with 

nearly 35,000 students transferring each year; and

WHEREAS, Community colleges continue to graduate students in 

many of the high-demand and high-growth industries vital to this 

Commonwealth's economy, particularly in health care, public 

safety, manufacturing and energy; and

WHEREAS, Community colleges offer individualized credit and 

noncredit courses and programs that enhance the workforce 

pipeline and stimulate this Commonwealth's economy; and

WHEREAS, Community colleges have developed 71 new or 

redesigned programs in response to regional needs of employers 

and workforce trends; and

WHEREAS, More than 1,600 employers throughout this 

Commonwealth have contracted with community colleges to provide 

training for more employees, and more than 95,000 employees have 

been trained by community colleges throughout this Commonwealth; 

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the 

month of April 2019 as "Pennsylvania Community College Month" in 

Pennsylvania; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all 

residents to recognize, appreciate and support the contributions 

community colleges make to their communities and our 

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