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With state board’s green light, Erie County to become home of Pa.’s 15th community college

BY: - June 11, 2020

The board voted 9-6 in favor of the application during a virtual session on Thursday. The vote came after the regulatory panel spent two days taking testimony on the application.

‘The whole … premise is flawed’: Scarnati questions the math on Erie’s community college plan

BY: - April 5, 2020

ERIE, Pa. — One of the Pennsylvania Legislature’s most powerful Republican lawmakers has  questioned the math behind a long-sought proposal to build a community college in Erie. And he says the money could be better spent on providing scholarships for Erie County residents to attend the already established Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC). “The whole […]