The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
MCCC’s Gateway to College program named Bellwether National Finalist
LOWER GWYNEDD » Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Gateway to College program was selected as one of the top 10 Bellwether Finalists at the 2018 Community Colleges Futures Assembly conference held Jan. 28-30 in Orlando, Fla.
The University of Florida’s College of Education annually presents the Bellwether Awards to recognize outstanding and innovative programs and practices that are successfully leading community colleges into the future.
MCCC’s Gateway to College program was selected as one of the top 10 national programs in the Instructional Programs and Services category. This category recognizes programs or activities that have been designed and successfully implemented to foster or support teaching and learning.
Since its inception in 1994, the Futures Assembly has recognized pioneering college programs from institutions across the nation. This year’s 30 Bellwether Award Finalists, which were selected from more than 100 entries nationally, represent innovative organizational responses to emerging challenges. At the conference, the Bellwether Finalists presented their programs in one-hour sessions.
Part of a national network, MCCC’s Gateway $2,500 worth of chips.
Bui then played at the table briefly before cashing out and playing a little roulette, but returned to Tong’s table and presented another $1,500 which Tong accepted and exchanged for chips as before.
After playing a little while longer, Bui cashed program provides high schools students, who are not on track to graduate, with a pathway to complete their high school requirements, receive their diplomas and continue taking college courses—all with the guidance and support of MCCC’s dedicated staff and faculty.
Since MCCC launched out again and went to the cage to exchange his chips for cash.
Casino counters discovered that the bills Bui gave to Tong did not have embedded red and blue fibers and were not printed on genuine U.S. currency paper. And on Nov. 21, the bills were confirmed to be counterfeit by a Secret the program in 2013 at its campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown, 116 students earned their high school diplomas. Eighteen school districts collaborate with MCCC, referring students to the program. Additionally, community partners PECO, Wells Fargo, Univest and TD Bank have provided financial support for the program, as well as student scholarships. Service Agent.
On Nov. 28, and again on Nov. 29, Tong was interviewed by state troopers with the Valley Forge Gaming Office.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, he initially admitted only a passing acquaintance with Bui, but later said he received a phone call from
“I believe the true success of the program is the tireless dedication of the entire team, and I cannot thank them enough for their work in supporting our students,” said Keima Sheriff, MCCC’s Director of Gateway to College. “We work together to make the goal of student completion the primary focus of the program.”
In March 2017, MCCC’s Gateway to College program was one of only eight programs nationwide to receive the Excellence Award from the Gateway to College National Network. The Network includes more than 40 programs at community colleges throughout the country. MCCC and the Community College of Philadelphia are the only two schools in Pennsylvania Bui earlier on the day of the incident in which Bui informed him of his intentions to pass the counterfeit bills.
Tong told investigators that he initially thought Bui was joking and he told him not to do it, but Bui showed up at his table anyway so he “let it slide” and continued on with his to offer the program.
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For more than 50 years, Montgomery County Community College has grown with the community to meet the evolving educational needs of Montgomery County. The College’s comprehensive curriculum includes more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs, as well as customized workforce training and certifications. Students enjoy the flexibility of learning at the College’s thriving campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown, at the Culinary Arts Institute in Lansdale, and online through a robust Virtual Campus. work.
Tong also told investigators he later drove Bui to the King of Prussia Mall and voiced his displeasure at the situation by “cursing and telling him off.”
He said Bui offered him a cut, but he refused.
Preliminary hearings for both men are scheduled for March 7.