April is Community College Month, and three Montgomery County Community College students demonstrated the value of a community college education by receiving statewide honors for their performance in and out of the classroom recently.

心理学 major Dani Arcos 纳尔, high school 双录取 student Georgia Horosky and 计算机科学 major Mercy Ifiegbu were recently named to the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team. 的 team is sponsored by Phi 的ta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for two-year colleges, and 的 Pennsylvania 委员会 for Community Colleges.

This recognition honors an exceptional group of community college students who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated a commitment to their colleges and communities. To qualify, students must have completed at least 36 credits and have a cumulative GPA 3.5或以上.

的 Pennsylvania 委员会 for Community Colleges will recognize the three students with other award recipients state-wide in Harrisburg April 2.

纳尔, 25, is a native of Ecuador, who currently lives in Norristown. In addition to being the vice president of scholarship for the Alpha Kappa Zeta chapter of PTK on Blue Bell Campus, she is also the Student Government Association president, a student ambassador, a member of the President’s Leadership Council and a member of the 2025 Middle States Steering Committee. She’s also a member of Psiβ, the national honor society for psychology students attending two-year colleges, and the Honors Club.

“It feels amazing,” she said on the scholarship. “感觉很超现实。. 这是 I wasn’t expecting.”

Horosky, 17, is a student in the Owen J. Roberts School District from St. 彼得斯村 在切斯特县. She is the current president of Beta Tau Lambda chapter of PTK at the Pottstown校园 and a member of the Rotaract Club. This fall she’ll be attending Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio to study Agriculture Business.

“It’s exciting,” she said of the award. “Especially for how young I am. 这绝对是 有趣的.”

Ifiegbu, 20, is a Nigerian international student from Botswana, who currently lives in Chestnut 山. In addition to her membership with Alpha Kappa Zeta chapter of PTK, she was vice president of the International Club, she is a student ambassador and she is president of the 计算机科学 club, 触爪伸向. She’s also vice president of Rotaract Club, and a 巴克内尔 Community College Scholar. Lastly, she’s a student worker at the IT Support 服务 帮助台.

“I’m honored,” she said of the scholarship. “When I applied last fall, I didn’t know how big of thing it was. I thought I’d get a small scholarship in transfer money. It motivates me to contribute to the community. Balancing everything with classes, work, clubs has been so hard, it’s nice to get that encouragement.”

Pennsylvania’s community colleges collaborate with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities to provide a tuition waiver to eligible All-Pennsylvania Transfer Team members at PASSHE institutions, providing two years of tuition at any PASSHE大学.