When OCC students graduate, they usually go down one of two paths: transferring to a 4-year school or going directly into the workforce. Today we will be highlighting some of our amazing graduates who are entering the workforce right now!
Cassandra Conklin…When OCC students graduate, they usually go down one of two paths: transferring to a 4-year school or going directly into the workforce. Today we will be highlighting some of our amazing graduates that are transferring to 4-year schools.
Faiza Abakar…Lynore Constantine graduated from Community Hospital's Nursing School 55 years ago. On December 14 she came to the Onondaga Community College campus and had the honor of "pinning" her granddaughter, Gabriella Argiro, as she completed her Nursing degree to become a Registered Nurse (RN). "I'm…
Your stories keep coming in! Since launching “The OCC Effect” we’ve heard from dozens and dozens of former students who were so positively impacted by their time on campus. Your success is a significant part of OCC’s story which began more than a half-century ago when we first opened our doors in…
Music has always been part of former Onondaga student Ben Mauro’s life. In middle school he played French horn and was a member of All-County Band. At age 16 he started playing guitar wherever and whenever he could and never stopped. Today he’s at the top of his profession, a highly sought-after…
A refugee from Somalia who is also an Onondaga Community College alumnus is the newest member of OCC's Board of Trustees. Haji Adan '12 was sworn-in during the Board's meeting Tuesday, February 11.
Adan is Executive Director of Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment, also known as RISE,…
Prospective students interested in earning a Broadcast Media Communications degree at Onondaga Community College had the opportunity to come to campus March 10 and test drive the program.
"I've been looking at a whole bunch of different schools and didn't realize everything that was here…
As we look to the future, there are no greater hopes for the New Year than those of OCC’s students! The above image is composed of words that represent our student's feelings for 2021.
Thank you for your support of your “community’s college” now and throughout the year.
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High School: Greenlane College in Johannesburg, South Africa
Major at OCC: General Studies with an Honors minor
The life lessons Hassina Adams’ mother taught her while growing up in South Africa are with her every day. Her mother struggled to raise four children on her own. She didn’t have the…
Onondaga Community College signed transfer agreements with two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), giving students a new, seamless pathway to a bachelor's degree. The agreements are with Lincoln University and Johnson C. Smith University.
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Four students in Onondaga Community College's new Electromechanical Technology degree program are heading west for the summer. They've been selected for paid internships at Micron in Boise, Idaho. "I'm looking forward to moving across the country and seeing new things," said Kah-Lelle Akins (…
When Cosmopolitan decided to write a story about women and concussions, the largest-selling young women's magazine in the world contacted Daneen Brooks. She's the Accessibility Coordinator in Onondaga Community College's Office of Accessibility Resources. Brooks has the unique perspective of…