About Onondaga Community College
Onondaga Community College is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State. Onondaga County is our sponsor.
We offer two-year degree programs that serve as transfer opportunities to baccalaureate degree programs at four-year campuses or for direct entry to the workforce. An advantage of the SUNY system is that credits are easily transferable between campuses for students who want to continue their education beyond the community college level. We also offer certificate programs that can generally be completed in one year. We are at the forefront of efforts to meet the accelerating pace of technological developments and requirements of continuing educational opportunity for all. See degrees and certificates.
Our Community Education programs include classes for both personal enrichment and professional development. We also offer special programs for children and teens, small businesses and school districts. Community members take advantage of our olympic size pool both through our American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim and our recreational swimming programs.
Our campus is noted for its hills, wooded terrain, and expansive views of the surrounding countryside. Our Syracuse location, at the geographic center of New York, is within 350 miles of every major metropolitan center of the northeast. Our central location and accessibility in the heart of New York and the northeast make it easy to get here. We are near the Finger Lakes, Lake Ontario, and the St. Lawrence Seaway as well as the Adirondack mountains.
Eight buildings house more than 50 programs. Three new, state-of-the-art, all-suite residence halls, housing 600 students opened in August 2006 . Enrollment has grown to over 11,000 students. We strive to provide the full college experience and offer a full complement of clubs and organizations to enrich student life. Several of our athletic teams are consistently nationally ranked, and our 2006 and 2007 men's lacrosse teams and 2008 men's tennis team won national championships. A comprehensive array of student support services enables our students to succeed in meeting their academic goals no matter what their life stage when entering the academic setting. And our Storer Auditorium and Ann Felton Multicultural Center serve as the primary locale for Arts Across Campus, a year-round series of high quality arts and cultural programming designed to enhance student learning through the arts.
Onondaga is a diverse educational learning community. We are committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere where individuality is not only recognized - but encouraged - to contribute to the fabric of the campus environment. We continue to serve the educational and economic development needs of the region and have over 38,000 alumni.
Our focus is on a:
- Student-Centered Environment
- Learning-Focused Institution
- Community-Oriented Approach