Our Mission
The mission of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize academic achievement of college students and to provide opportunities for them to grow as scholars and leaders.
Our Commitments
Our work involves providing support for the continued success of the nation’s top community college students, while also working to support and strengthen the nation’s community colleges through the following three commitments.
Caring For Students
Commitment 1
Our work centers around increasing recognition and opportunities for student engagement among our members. Because we know that self-efficacy and student engagement are closely tied with student success, we have sought out ways to connect with and support as many students as possible—including adult and traditional students, full- and part-time students, students who are dually enrolled, and students attending entirely online.
Our Progress
815 Acts of Service
Chapters completed 815 community- and college-based undergraduate research and leadership projects benefiting their colleges and local communities.
Caring For Students Success
Commitment 2
Phi Theta Kappa focuses its work primarily on providing programming and supports to its members; but student success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Through our research, we have learned that student success is complex and requires coordinated and intentional efforts by students, colleges, individuals, organizations, policymakers, and members of business and industry.
Our Progress
106,000 students utilized PTK Connect
PTK Connect is our online transfer college reserach tool to inform transfer decisions.
Caring For Community Colleges
Commitment 3
Community colleges are quality institutions, and PTK members provide some of the best evidence of that quality. We work to leverage the experiences and voices of our members to advocate for the value of community college education among their peers and others. We do this by equipping students to be advocates and by providing them with platforms and opportunities to elevate the value of their community college experience.
Caring For Community Colleges
Commitment 3
Community colleges are quality institutions, and PTK members provide some of the best evidence of that quality. We work to leverage the experiences and voices of our members to advocate for the value of community college education among their peers and others. We do this by equipping students to be advocates and by providing them with platforms and opportunities to elevate the value of their community college experience.
Our Progress
Documenting Change
The Change Maker Journal of Student Leadership celebrates the amazing work of PTK’s top chapters as they work to lead positive change on campus and in their communities.
Documenting Change
The Change Maker Journal of Student Leadership celebrates the amazing work of PTK’s top chapters as they work to lead positive change on campus and in their communities.
Our Influence
In The News
How Phi Theta Kappa’s Transfer Honor Roll Can Help Students Transfer
Phi Theta Kappa President and CEO joins AACC board of directors
Transcending ‘great for you, but not for me
Student perspectives: Retaining dual-enrolled students
Phi Theta Kappa chapter delivers holiday extravaganza
Phi Theta Kappa chapter partners for blood drive at ACC
