Your key to a world of opportunities
Phi Theta Kappa's nonprofit mission is to recognize and promote student academic achievement. PTK provides opportunities to cultivate professional and leadership skills, secure scholarships, explore diverse career paths, and build a network of supportive peers and trusted advisors that last a lifetime.
Unlock Your Full Potential with Phi Theta Kappa
Member Benefits
Gain access to professional development and leadership courses, live webinars that address real-time opportunities and challenges, exclusive partner benefits and discounts, and PTK Connect—a powerful tool for college transfer and scholarship searches. PTK membership provides a wide range of benefits designed to support your educational, professional, and personal growth. Think of it like a gym membership—but for your future!
Scholarships
We are the nation's leading provider of scholarships for community college students. Click below to learn how our scholarships work, how to create a strong application, and how to apply for PTK member-only scholarships. Your membership gives you access to scholarships while you're in community college, transfer scholarships for your next steps, and ones to help you prepare for your future career.
Professional & Personal Development
As a member, you have unlimited access to a wide range of courses designed to prepare you for transfer to a four-year college, enhance your career skills, and support personal growth. Topics include salary negotiation, time management, stress management, effective body language, workplace professionalism, and much more. It’s like having your own personal transfer and career coach.
Leadership
Developing strong leaders and providing diverse leadership opportunities are central to PTK’s mission. Our leadership programs offer members the chance to participate in workshops, courses, and hands-on experiences that deepen their understanding of effective leadership. PTK’s leadership development initiatives are designed to help you build confidence, improve communication, and cultivate teamwork—preparing you for success in college, your career, and beyond.
Community
PTK members join a vibrant and inclusive community of ambitious students, innovators, and changemakers, forming connections that enhance both personal and professional networks. Whether you're looking to find a study group, make new friends, participate in leadership opportunities, or engage in community service, PTK offers countless ways to get involved. Join a community where you'll grow, lead, and make an impact both on campus and beyond.
Events
Connect with your PTK community through exciting events at your local chapter, regional conferences, and our annual international convention, PTK Catalyst. Whether you’re looking to expand your network, travel to new places, or experience leadership and professional development opportunities, PTK events offer it all. Discover the activities, workshops, and travel experiences waiting for you, and start planning your next adventure today!
Unlock Your Potential
Phi Theta Kappa is more than just an honor society. While we celebrate academic achievement, our mission goes further—offering leadership development, scholarships, career preparation, and a supportive community. Watch this video to see how PTK empowers you to reach your full potential, both in and out of the classroom.
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Connect with PTK on Social
Find us in the cafeteria for a cupcake to celebrate PTKs birthday🧁 #ptk #iamptk #phithetakappa
Looking for gently used children’s books for a giveaway! Donations greatly appreciated!📚#ptk #iamptk #phithetakappa
Upcoming Event: Care Package Assembly for Shelter Drive
Date: Monday, November 25th
Time: 5-6 PM (Pizza will be provided!)
Location: Round Table Pizza, 3440 Marron Rd., Oceanside
Join us in honoring Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month by assembling care packages ...for the Strong Hearted Native Women’s Coalition, Inc. Native American women face some of the highest rates of domestic violence, with over 4 in 5 experiencing violence in their lifetime. Let’s support this important cause by contributing to a Shelter Drive.
How You Can Help:
Bring any items you can from the donation list to help create care packages for those in need. Together, we can make a meaningful impact! #iamptk #miracosta
Congrats to the winners of Phi Theta Kappa's annual trash art contest. There were some imaginative entries this year.
The winners are:
2D Category:
First Place -- Jade Garner and Aleasha Johnston, "Toxic Horizons"
Second Place -- Stephanie Thurman, ..."Humanity Attempts"
3D Category
First Place -- Naomi Wilson, "Ocean Creations"
Second Place -- Erin Goodridge, "Painted Jean on Easel"
Winners received $100 and $50 gift certificates to the WC Bookstore
A huge thank you to everyone who worked together at the Sharing Center today to give back to our community! Your kindness, time, and effort make all the difference! PTK cannot wait for the next service event! 💙💛
#ptk #ptkfloridaregion #ptkflregion #phithetakappamember ...#phithetakappahonorsociety #phithetakappa #ssc #seminolestatecollege #thesharingcenter #communityservice
friends don't let friends miss the PTK meeting💙💛
Two weeks left! PTK’s Competitive Scholarship Application is due December 3rd! If you’ll be graduating this fall or spring, apply now! #PTKScholarships
https://scholarships.ptk.org/
Two weeks left! PTK’s Competitive Scholarship Application is due December 3rd! If you’ll be graduating this fall or spring, apply now at the link in our bio! #PTKScholarships
Phi Theta Kappa creates friends for life, and it also creates life-saving friends.
Phi Theta Kappa alum Tanya Moser recently stepped up to donate a kidney to her former chapter advisor Leila Rogers.
Learn more about their story: ...https://www.ptk.org/south-carolina-ptk-alum-gives-the-gift-of-life-to-former-chapter-advisor/ 💙 💛
Phi Theta Kappa creates friends for life, and it also creates life-saving friends.
Kidney donation is one of the most profound and life-affirming acts a person can undertake, and Phi Theta Kappa alum Tanya Moser recently stepped up to donate a kidney to her former chapter advisor Leila ...Rogers.
Learn more about their story at the link in our bio💙 💛
We are excited to announce that the Founders Medal application has opened!
The Phi Theta Kappa Founders Medal Award recognizes a graduating PTK member who has written the finest essay reflecting on the value of a community college education each year. This award is sponsored by Phi Theta ...Kappa’s Board of Directors.
Eligible applicants must be a Phi Theta Kappa member participating in commencement in the Spring of 2025 and may only submit a manuscript while enrolled in a two-year program or one-year certificate.
The winning student will receive a special medal at graduation and a $1,000 cash scholarship.
We can't wait to hear about how community college has impacted your life! Apply at the link in our bio! #FoundersDay #FoundersMedal #CCsmart
The Founders Medal Award recognizes a graduating PTK member who has written the finest essay reflecting the value of community college.
The winning student will receive a special medal at graduation and a $1,000 cash scholarship.
Apply here: https://scholarships.ptk.org/
On Saturday, November 16, HCCC students and PTK members Eman Mahmoud, Joshua Greenbaum, Sarah Mietus, and their advisor Prof. Ted Lai, volunteered and participated in the Zero Out Prostate Cancer Walk! #HCCCStudents #HCCCPTK @NJCommColleges @PHITHETAKAPPA @DrCReber @HudCoTweet
HCCC Students and PTK Members Willam Dunn and Isra Ibrahim volunteered in the gardening program at Liberty State Park
#HCCCPTK #HCCCStudents @NJCommColleges @PHITHETAKAPPA @HudCoTweet @DrCReber @AchieveTheDream
Thank you again to our valuable partners at @MadisonCollege and @PHITHETAKAPPA for making these opportunities possible for #WICorrections students!
Madison College and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) celebrated the academic achievements of 34 incarcerated persons during a Phi Theta...
Happy Founders Day, Phi Theta Kappa! We are excited to announce that the Founders Medal application is now open!
Has community college made an impact in your life? We want to hear about it!
Apply now: https://scholarships.ptk.org/ 💙 💛
Happy Founders Day, Phi Theta Kappa! 💙 💛
Have an interview coming up and need help landing the job? We got you!
Phi Theta Kappa is hosting a webinar today at 5:30 PM CT with Dr. Janea McDonald, owner of human capital consulting firm Edge Consulting, LLC, to teach you the ins and outs of interviewing for a job and share helpful ...writing tips you can use to amp up your resume.
Register at the link in our bio!
Have an interview coming up and need help landing the job? We got you!
Phi Theta Kappa is hosting a webinar today at 5:30 PM CT with Dr. Janea McDonald, to teach you how to interview for a job and to share helpful resume writing tips.
Register: ...https://ptk.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef5937ce067843c06b135da05&id=f7bcf6420d&e=0ff628ccba
Charging up for an electrifying experience at the PTK Catalyst 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri! Save the dates April 3-5, 2025. Will you be there? #PTKCatalyst ⚡ 💡
Learn more and meet our guest speakers at the link in our bio!
Charging up for an electrifying experience at the PTK Catalyst 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri! Save the dates April 3-5, 2025. Will you be there? #PTKCatalyst ⚡ 💡
Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3YRsZJZ
Tala Alahmar, former 2021-2022 International President, has been appointed to the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Board of Directors as the Alumni Representative. Read more: https://www.ptk.org/alahmar-named-alumni-representative-for-ptk-board-of-directors/
Tala Alahmar, former 2021-2022 International President, has been appointed to the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Board of Directors as the Alumni Representative. Read more at the link in our bio.
"Take it from me: you owe it to yourself to boldly pursue opportunities like the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain."
Read about how the scholarship helped Tala Alahmar transfer and earn her degree: ...https://www.ptk.org/ptk-alum-shares-experience-as-jkc-transfer-scholar/
"Take it from me: you owe it to yourself to boldly pursue opportunities like the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain."
Are you interested in applying to the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship? Read about how ...the scholarship helped PTK Alum and Cooke Scholar, Tala Alahmar transfer and earn her degree at the link in our bio!
Fiona Page wrote her first novel at 13. Since then, she’s written dozens of other pieces, including her short fiction story Blue Moon that was published in @PHITHETAKAPPA's magazine Nota Bene!
Read her story here: https://t.co/wanIYAwmvi
#CNM #communitycollege #author ...#novelist
🚨 Hallmark Deadline Reminder🚨
Honor your amazing administrators and nominate them for the Administrator Hallmark Awards before the deadline today, November 13!
🚨 Hallmark Deadline Reminder🚨
Honor your amazing administrators and nominate them for the Administrator Hallmark Awards before the deadline tomorrow, November 13!
Are you ready to transfer to earn your four-year degree? Join 40 transfer representatives at PTK's transfer fair tomorrow at 11AM CT to learn about how an online degree path might be the best option for you! Register here: ...https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuf-yprTgiG92Zc_sh1uq7Z9QWg4coEky6
Yesterday was a special day for 34 persons in our care who were inducted into the @PHITHETAKAPPA. Students honored fulfilled all academic requirements for membership while completing their studies online at six #WICorrections sites.