The New York Times spotlights the Community College of Philadelphia's role as a pathway to more selective four-year institutions of higher learning.
Increasingly, the students here are making that jump. Dawn-Stacy Joyner, a former hospital cook, will also attend the University of Pennsylvania. Nine women graduating this spring have been accepted to Bryn Mawr. Larry Thi, who hopes to become a teacher, transferred to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Original source: The New York Times
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