The Biden Administration wants to bring more manufacturing back into the United States in an effort to create employment opportunities here at home with outstanding salaries, and make the nation less vulnerable to global events which cause unexpected shocks, such as Covid. With that overarching…
They've done it again!
Onondaga Community College’s chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is ranked third in the world! This is the fourth year in a row OCC's chapter, named Alpha Sigma Zeta, is ranked in the top ten out of nearly 1,300 international chapters…
When Laurie Halse Anderson was 10 years old she had a Wonder Woman poster on the closet door of her bedroom. Today the Onondaga Community College Alumna and New York Times Bestselling Author's latest book is making its worldwide debut. Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed is a 208 page…
Austin Schouten remembers the first time he heard about the P-TECH program like it was yesterday. "I was in 8th grade. We had a meeting in the Atrium area at our school with P-TECH people. I thought it was amazing because I always wanted to do something with drafting or electronics. It was…
The P-TECH program has given Christian McKay a head start on his career. He's already working as a Mechanical Technician at Carrier while attending Onondaga Community College. "I was always interested in technology. I thought this would be a great pathway to start and get into the field.…
In less than three months, Cooper Dawson will earn his associate degree in Mechanical Technology and walk into a full time job at Novelis, an aluminum mill in Oswego. "I'm super excited. It feels really good. A year ago I had…
It seems hard for Emmalee French to believe that just five years ago she was in the 8th grade, learning about the amazing opportunities the P-TECH program presented. Today she's in her final semester at Onondaga Community College, completing work toward her Electrical Technology degree. By…
As a member of Central Square High School's class of 2020, Faith Johnson knows classmates who are wrapping up their freshman year of college and on their way to a career... some day. Thanks to the P-TECH Program she is on a different path. She'll receive her associate degree in Electrical…
Grant Williams knew P-TECH was for him when he listened to a presentation about it while in the 8th grade at Mexico Middle School. "I was taking an Intro to Engineering type of class at the time and I really enjoyed it. The P-TECH program sounded like something I would be interested in doing."…
Sadie Lurcock has loved math for as long as she can remember. "When I was in second grade I got to be the teacher's helper and help everyone with math. I was like, 'yup... this is it.'" By the time she got to high school and started hearing about the P-TECH program, she realized she could turn…
Onondaga Community College Campus is getting ready to celebrate the solar eclipse!
One month from today, on April 8, the "Total Eclipse Party" will be held on the west quad. Planned activities include:
OCC Musicians playing a medley of eclipse-related songs including "Total Eclipse of…Matt Forger is an Onondaga Community College Alumnus who has mastered the technical side of recording music. His credits include the top selling album of all-time, Michael Jackson's Thriller. So how did he go from Central New York to becoming a world-class music producer, mixer, engineer, sound…