Pasadena City College has been named one of the ten finalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence for three years running. Widely recognized as the nation’s premier honor for high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges, PCC is world-renowned for its quality of education and extensive range of general education, transfer, certificate, and Associate degree programs. PCC ranks #1 in the state for transfers to local universities and meets a variety of educational need with more than 60 academic and 70 career & technical programs.