Monteiro Selected as Central Penn College Player of the Week

SUMMERDALE, PA (02/23/2012)(readMedia)-- Marissa Monteiro, Central Penn College legal studies student of Belleville, N.J., was selected by the Central Penn College Athletics Department as the Player of the Week on February 19. She is a power forward for the Lady Knights basketball team and a freshman at the college. She currently possesses a 3.7 grade point average. Monteiro is working toward receiving an associate degree in paralegal and a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Though she has only been a member of the basketball team for a short period of time, Monteiro has noticed changes in her performance.

"I have improved since my first couple of times on the court," says Monteiro. "It is difficult to adjust to playing college basketball; it's a lot different than high school."

Central Penn College has been helping students turn potential into career success since 1881, offering bachelor's and associate degrees in the fields of accounting, business administration, criminal justice, information technology, communications, healthcare, homeland security and legal studies. The college, currently serving students at its Harrisburg, Lancaster and Lehigh Valley locations, attributes its high rate of student success to a caring faculty and its hands-on learning approach. Approximately 83.7 percent of Central Penn graduates are working or continuing their education within one year of graduation. Central Penn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. www.centralpenn.edu

By LaTanya S. Gilbert, Student Reporter

Posted Thursday February 23, 2012 at 12:41 pm by Central Penn College
Last Updated Monday February 27, 2012 at 10:52 am