‘A YEAR OF OUTCOMES’

College President Bastecki-Perez gives 2022 report Work-force development, diversity, Challenger center

NORRISTOWN >> Montgomery County Community College hit a milestone this year when graduating 1,606 students from the local higher educational institution.

The 2022 graduates were the “largest graduating class in Montco history,” according to President Victoria BasteckiPerez.

The Class of 2022 included 404 first generation graduates and 24 percent Black, indigenous and people of color, according to Bastecki-Perez, who praised the students’ achievements.

“It’s extraordinary because these individuals persisted and endured a pandemic and an endemic, and that we were still able to graduate a record number of our citizens,” she said.

Bastecki-Perez addressed members of Montgomery County Board of Commissioners during a Nov. 3 meeting providing an annual update of the community college’s progress.

58 years of learning

SUBMITTED PHOTO Campers build rockets. Montgomery County Community College collaborates with Janet Ivey to bring these educational, enriching programs to area youth. Janet’s Planet presentations have been a favorite of MCCC’s Young Arts Explorer Series for numerous years.