Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ:
All-USA Academic Team
All-USA Community College Academic Team
The All-USA Community College Academic Team recognizes high achieving two-year college students who demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with leadership and service that extends their education beyond the classroom to benefit society.
Each year two students from each campus are selected to represent Pima on the statewide All-Arizona Academic Team, which recognizes top students from Arizona’s community colleges. Those students earn statewide acclaim in the media and attend a celebratory luncheon.
The national office of Phi Theta Kappa chooses among the students on the All-Arizona Academic Team to be honored nationwide as part…
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