Community College of Philadelphia Questions

they do an evaluation and tell you which classes from your old school will transfer and what the CCP equivalent of that class is.

Thanks NNP! Not to be annoying but I just want to make sure I'm getting the right idea. Were the credits that CCP accepted from Temple included in the CCP GPA, I'm guessing they were. If that's the case I'm still ok with it since I would only transfer in 3 classes at most (2Eng & 1 Soc). Then the goal would be for me to aim for A's in the pre-reqs. Fingers Crossed.

The credits I took at Temple were not factored into my CCP gpa. They will give you credit for the classes you are transferring in, but they don't really care about the grade as long as you passed the class. They will only look at the grades of the classes you took at CCP.

Awesome! I will be applying on Monday!!!! Hopefully I'll be able to start taking pre-reqs by Sept. I don't have any college math so I'm sure they'll make me take some kind of test to see where I'll be placed for math. The nursing math pre-req is Math 118 Intermediate Algebra so I'll be studying my "algebra demystified" book in hopes of passing out of remedial math....wish me luck!!!!!

Good luck GettingSerious!!! You shouldn't have any problems enrolling on Monday and then you will be all set to start in September

Serious: I misinformed you. CCP WILL incorporate your grades from your previous school into your GPA. So sorry for the misinformation! Still, the transfer can be a means of bringing your GPA up; new beginnings, learning from past experience and, perhaps, some of the work will not be as challenging as you encountered at a 4-yr college, in an area of study which you were unhappy with.

I think CCP is very student friendly. There are of course very many young and some immature people, but as you progress from entry level courses which everyone must take to the more major-specific courses, the courses where people are well on track towards their chosen degrees, the classroom atmosphere becomes more focused, and classmates can be really supportive of each other through the tougher science prerequisites. People form study groups; there is a science (and math) learning lab where you can walk in and get help from tutors on a first come, first serve basis, or you can schedule one-on-ones with tutors. There are many excellent tutors, too--the tutors include other CCP student volunteers and paid tutors with PhDs who are former college instructors. The learning lab services are free. This is a really big help. The learning lab also facilitates the formation of course specific study groups, and gives course specific workshops. There are also workshops available through the main learning lab which address various other student issues. This school is all about helping students succeed.

I guess it has a large student body--somewhere around 30,000 total? Everyone is not all on the same campus at the same time, thank god! It is a big, inner-city campus, and you may need a period of adjustment, depending on where you are coming from. But people make it work. CCP works for anybody and everybody. The diversity is great. It's a shame everything goes so fast, b/c once you start to get to know classmates and instructors, the semester is over. You have everybody at CCP. The class offerings are numerous enough to work for almost anyone's schedule. Evening and weekend classes are longer, usually 3-4 hrs once a week, and can be very vigorous. There are a lot of highly motivated people at CCP. You will find what you are looking for there, whether you focus on the positive or the negative. I choose to focus on the positive.

There are complaints about instructors who seem too old, burned out and don't enjoy teaching anymore, complaints about instructors who set unrealistically high expectations. New and hard to understand ideas are moved through very rapidly as the semester progresses. I believe it is paramount to get a good instructor for the classes you know will be challenging for you. Ask around and use RateMyProfessor.com. It is one of the secrets to my success. Two weeks before classes start, when the instructors have finally been assigned and you can look up who your teacher is, if I look up my instructor and he/she is gets a rating of 1.7 or 2.4 out of a possible 5, averaged out of reviews posted by 35 different students, I will shuffle and hustle to change my schedule around to take the course from a teacher who is better rated. I am math challenged and a good instructor for me means the difference between an "A" and a "C."

CCP offers classes all over the city. I used main campus the most. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message.

Serious: I misinformed you. CCP WILL incorporate your grades from your previous school into your GPA. So sorry for the misinformation! Still, the transfer can be a means of bringing your GPA up; new beginnings, learning from past experience and, perhaps, some of the work will not be as challenging as you encountered at a 4-yr college, in an area of study which you were unhappy with.

When I applied, if you had enough credits at CCP (I can't remember the exact number but I had more than met it with the classes I took), you could apply as a CCP student and they would ONLY look at your CCP GPA.

9 points total:

GPA:

4 points: 3.5 or above

3 points: 3.4-3.0

2 points: 2.99 -2.75

Entrance exam:

21+: 3 points

18-20: 2

15-17:1

No withdrawal D or F: 2 points

1 withdrawals D or F: 1 point

multiple withdrawal D or F: 0 points