See Student Design Competition Page for more about the Winners!

Reflections on being Winners of the SDC 2023:

1.    “It was cool that our class project doubled as a national competition.” Bea Lizette Narvasa [Triton College]

2.    “Everyone thinks that architecture is very complicated but you learn something new every day.” Steven Esparza [San Antonio College]

3.    “Due to many reasons, I was not sure about continuing my architecture studies at a university. But my victory in the competition changed everything.” Liliya Luhavaya [Community College of Philadelphia]

4.    “A big thank you to CCCAP for giving us the opportunity to participate in this year's competition. It helped me and my teammates to really develop our skills and the love for architecture.” Angel Castillo [San Antonio College]

5.    “I am thankful that there are organizations like CCCAP that give community college students the chance to experience and prove what we are made of!” Carlos Logo [San Antonio College]

Next Plans for winners of the SDC 2023

1.    Bea will be attending the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago this fall to pursue a BArch. 

2.   Stefanie obtained a scholarship to get a bachelor's degree in interior architecture at Columbia College Chicago

3.   Steven plans to continue with my education at the University of Texas of San Antonio.

4.   Liliya is going to transfer to Jefferson University and get a bachelor's degree in architecture.

Why Begin at a Community College Architecture Program?

1.    “After attending traditional college for a year, I realized that architecture would be the perfect major for me. The reason behind going to a community college was my desire to attend classes with more hands-on learning opportunities and fewer lecture-based classes.” Bea Lizette

2.    “I heard a lot of good things about Community College of Philadelphia from my friends. I could try my hand at architecture and decide whether to move on.” Liliya

3.    “I began as an ESL student at San Antonio College, then progressed to college credit programs, and since I'd always known I wanted to study architecture and design, that is exactly what I did. I just earned an associate degree in architecture!” Stefanie Jara [Harold Washington College]

4.    “I have a big interest in art.  Being able to draw and create has always been a part of me. I quickly learned that art is heavily incorporated into architecture and it made me really like the profession.”  Steven

5.    “I decided to take my classes at San Antonio College {SAC] because it was the only campus that offered architecture.” Steven

6.    “With the help of my high school advisors, I found that SAC had an amazing program that developed the skills I have today.” Carlos