Grace Meeker seems destined for a career in finance. After completing her high school education, she spent two years working at Wegmans and saving money for college. "I wanted to get my degree as affordably as possible. OCC was a smart decision for me."
Meeker was homeschooled, so she didn…
Major: Music with a specialization in Piano
High School: Wellsville, class of 2018
Word-of-mouth led Grace Norton to Onondaga Community College. She grew up in the southern tier and planned to attend SUNY Fredonia until a music audition there didn't go well. "One of my dad's friend is…
Hadassah Johnson's future was always in music. She just had to figure it out for herself. Music was a constant in her Auburn home where she was the youngest of 12 children. Family members regularly participated in music-related activities like church choirs. But it wasn't until she was watching…
Haley Madej has vivid memories of her first day of classes at Onondaga Community College. It was the fall of 2022, a full 4 years after she had graduated from Amsterdam High School which is a couple of hours east of Syracuse. "I had an 8 a.m. class. I got here at 7 o'clock. I was very nervous.…
Hannah Durand is an outstanding student and athlete who will represent the student body this year by serving as the Student Trustee on the Board of Trustees. "I'm looking forward to it. It will be a great opportunity for me to be more involved." As the Student Trustee she will attend monthly…
What are you grateful for this holiday season? The answer is easy for Haseeb Ahmadi.
He left Afghanistan three years ago in search of a better life and found it in the United States. He's working full-time and taking classes full-time while pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity at Onondaga…
Holly Adams seems to have everything figured out. She's found the perfect degree program and is working toward her dream career, is Student Government president, and gets to bring her nearly 2-year-old son to campus with her every day where he is cared for at the Children's Learning…
Degree Program: Environmental Technology
Home Schooled, from Camillus
Hope Spencer plans to help make a difference on campus. As the Co-Vice President for Service in the college's chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), she'll help lead several important efforts…
Everything fell into place for Hunter Scholl at Onondaga Community College. The 2019 Liverpool High School graduate came here hoping to find his passion. "I didn't really know what I wanted and I knew this was a good place to start. I didn't want to put too many eggs in my basket and not…
A four year tour of duty working as an aircraft mechanic in the United States Air Force changed the course of Ikechukwu Unobagha’s life. “In high school I didn’t really have to study or try hard to do well. When I went to college, I didn’t realize how different it was going to be. The military…
Irene Douglas's daily motivation is a message her mother shared with her many years ago. "She told me 'you don't have a reason to do less than I did.' I want to be able to tell my kids the same thing one day. I want to have my bachelor's degree by the time my daughter is ready to go to college.…
Onondaga Community College wasn't Isaac Bennett's first choice. Or his second. Or his third. Or his...
You get the idea.
But after two years on campus?
"Now I'm saying 'I really like it here. Do I have to leave now?!?'"
During his senior year at Jamesville-Dewitt High…