DCCC gets state funding for new Upper Darby campus
On Wednesday, Delaware County Community College received notification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education approving funding to support the College’s new, state-of-the-art Southeast Campus. The new campus is on the site of the former Archbishop Prendergast High School, near Lansdowne Avenue and Garrett Road in Upper Darby Township.
“The Department is happy to provide funding assistance...
DCCC presents The Twelfth Night, Aug. 3-6
Delaware County Community College and Hedgerow Theatre Company have joined together to produce William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, to be performed at 8 p.m., August 3–6 on the outdoor stage at the College’s Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA 19063.
General admission is $15, and tickets can be purchased online at dccc.edu/theatre and in-person the evening of the performance....
Two Coatesville High Seniors will also graduate with college degrees
Giavanna Felker
Thanks to a Delaware County Community College program that allows highly motivated students to earn College credits while still in high school, Coatesville Area Senior High School (CASH) student Nathanial Ward and CASH graduate Giavanna Felker are about to share a unique accomplishment. They will have earned a high school diploma and an associate degree in Liberal Arts in the same...
DCCC sponsors virtual talk on bipartisanship
Delaware County Community College continues its Dialogues for Diversity series of free, virtual, community-centered discussions with “Building Bridges Through Bipartisanship,” featuring special guest David Baime, senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the...
DCCC earns 2020-21 Military Friendly School designation
Delaware County Community College has received a 2020-21 Military Friendly® School designation from Viqtory, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that publishes G.I. Jobs® magazine and Military Spouse magazine. The designation provides service members and their families with transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and training opportunities.
“This designation...
Launch Your Career Comeback Workshop for Women at Delaware County Community College starts Sept. 24
Sitting from left, Tatyana Smolen, Jenifer Campbell, Stephanie Albero, and Debra Gallek. Standing from left, Peggy Schils (facilitator), Donna Pyfer, Deborah Amato, Anne Garcia, and Tina Ruddell.
Register now for Launch Your Career Comeback, a 10-week workshop for women that will run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, September 24 through November 26, at Delaware County Community College’s...
DCCC unveils new STEM wing in Downingtown
Trustee Raymond Toto, former President Dr. Richard DeCosmo, Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell, PA State Representative Becky Corbin, President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black, Trustee Robert McCauley, Trustees Vice-Chair Kevin Scott, Provost Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, Trustee Dr. Corrinne Caldwell and Trustee James Gaffney at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Under an overcast sky, about 80 people gathered...
DCCC Trustees pick new leadership team
Donald L. Heller
Delaware County Community College’s 13-member Board of Trustees unanimously elected new trustee leaders on June 20 including Donald L. Heller, chairman; Kevin B. Scott, vice chairman; and Stephen F. Gambescia, re-elected secretary. Heller, who was previously vice chairman, succeeds former chairman Michael L. Ranck, president and chief executive officer of the Community YMCA of...
DCCC names Trent new Provost
Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, an instructional dean at Montgomery College in Maryland, will become the new provost and vice president of Academic & Student Affairs at Delaware County Community College in June.
Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, currently the instructional dean of the English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP), Linguistics and Communication Studies division at Montgomery College in Montgomery...
St. Joe’s, DCCC enhance dual admission agreement
Seeking to provide students with more affordable opportunities to earn a baccalaureate degree, Delaware County Community College and Saint Joseph’s University have enhanced their four-year-old dual admission partnership agreement for students. The new agreement provides significantly more merit scholarships, as well as more course options for students who are interested in seamlessly transferring...
