By: Summer Kennard “This scholarship helps relieve a lot of financial burden,” said PNCC scholarship recipient Selaine Moiwai Andreas — a sentiment shared by four Palau Community College students awarded this year’s Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) Scholarships, marking another step toward strengthening Palau’s growing communication and technology workforce. PNCC awarded scholarships to four full-time, […]
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PICRC Employee graduates with Associates Degree in Business Accounting
On May 15, 2020, Ms. Jenna Mersai, Accounting Officer at Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), graduated as a member of the Beta Omicron Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society from Palau Community College (PCC) with an Associate Degree in Business Accounting. Ms. Mersai has been working at PICRC’s Administration Department for the […]
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$60,000 grant bill has been signed into law to grant Palauans no matter their financial situation to pursue their education at PCC.
President Remengesau Jr. has signed the bill 10-61-4 a bill that will ensure that all Palauans, regardless of financial status, have the ability to pursue higher education at Palau Community College. This bill also ensures that this new requirement does not negatively impact PCC’s finances and will include $60,000 to help offset the bill’s cost. […]
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PCC certified graduates can now be hired under Skilled Labor Act
Palau Community College is already providing certification in vocational skills areas qualifying their students for the Skilled Labor Act benefits, revealed Dr. Patrick Tellei, President of Palau Community College, in an interview with Island Times. The Skilled Labor Act, as recently amended by RPPL 10-45 to include tourism and information technology fields, provides an incentive […]
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Alternative Wastewater System “Promoting for Pristine Waters”
On December 3, 2019 a workshop for an alternate wastewater system known as the Kubota Johkasou Wastewater Treatment systems was conducted at Palau Community College Assembly Hall. This workshop was made possible due to the collaborative efforts of the Palau Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB), Palau Visitors Authority (PVA), and Koror State Government Solid Waste […]
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Karaoke fundraiser with the Palau Tourism and Hospitality School of Excellence Club of PCC
Palau Tourism and Hospitality School of Excellence Club hosted their very first karaoke fundraiser on November 7 at the PTHSE Building. The purpose of this fundraiser was not only to raise money for the club, but to apply all the things that they learned from their classes such as customer service and making various foods […]