So many times I have said 鈥淭he sun always shines at 杏吧原创.鈥

But today, a welcomed cloud stretches over the 100-plus miles between our six locations.

It鈥檚 Cloud 9.

And we鈥檙e flying high on it.

 represents the ninth time in nine years we have been selected as No. 1 in the state.

We were also picked No. 1 for 2023 and for 2022 by Niche; in 2022, 2020 and in 2017 by BestColleges.com; and in 2019, 2017 and 2015 by Schools.com.

As 杏吧原创鈥檚 president, I am delighted to be on Cloud 9.

So too is Collin Jacobson.

鈥淲hen I apply to the jobs I want, 杏吧原创 will be on my resume,鈥 the 杏吧原创 @ Brockway business management student said. 鈥淚 can be proud that I went to the nine-time No. 1-ranked community college.鈥

More than 100 miles away, Elizabeth Tracy is floating on Cloud 9 too.

鈥淚t is important to me because I know I am at a school that actually cares about their students and puts forth so much effort into helping them to succeed,鈥 the 杏吧原创 @ Cranberry health care science student said.

In between, students from our main campus in Butler Township; 杏吧原创 @ Armstrong in Ford City; 杏吧原创 @ LindenPointe in Hermitage and 杏吧原创 @ Lawrence Crossing in New Castle are also enjoying the reign on Cloud 9.

鈥溞影稍 has been on this nine-time winning streak,鈥 said Terence Rice, an accounting student at 杏吧原创 @ Lawrence Crossing. 鈥淚t鈥檚 impressive. It really is.鈥

It really is always sunny at 杏吧原创.

Especially from atop Cloud 9.