All-State Academic Team Recognition Ceremony
Thursday, May 9 at 11:00 am
The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) recognizes outstanding scholars across the Commonwealth for their induction to the 2024 PTK All-State Academic Team. We will celebrate our students at a ceremony on Thursday, May 9 at 11:00 in the Great Hall at the State House. We hope you will join us in recognition of these inspiring students and their noteworthy academic achievements!
Congratulations 2024 PTK All-MA Academic Team
About Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is the international honor society of two-year colleges. PTK has recognized and encouraged scholarship among community college students for 100 years while promoting the academic integrity of the associate degree program. Students with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa.
All-Massachusetts Academic Team
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and community college presidents co-sponsor All-State Academic Team recognition programs in 39 states each year. Students nominated to the national All-USA Academic Team are automatically named to the All-State Academic Teams and are eligible for stipends provided by Coca-Cola. Ranking on the All-State Team is determined by the student’s score in the national competition. To be eligible for nomination, students must have earned a minimum cumulative college-level GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale.
Coca-Cola and New Century Scholars
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola All-State Community College Academic Team program. The student receiving the highest All-USA Community College Academic Team application score in each state is named a New Century Scholar. The New Century Transfer Scholar receives a $2,250 stipend and the New Century Workforce Scholar receives a $1,250 stipend. Nationally, fifty students are named Coca-Cola Gold Scholars, receiving $1,500; fifty students are named Coca-Cola Silver Scholars, receiving $1,250; and fifty students are named Coca-Cola Bronze Scholars, receiving $1,000. All scholars also receive special medallions.
All-USA Top 20 Scholars
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. Just twenty team members are named annually, with each receiving a $5,000 scholarship. In addition to scholarships, team members are presented with awards at the annual President’s Breakfast held during the American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention. An independent team of judges reviews the applications to determine scholarship recipients. The program is sponsored by Follett Higher Education Group with additional support provided by the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa.