Although we could not gather in-person to celebrate the incredible accomplishments, we at OCC are so proud of our December graduates. Students from all of our 8 schools achieved this milestone, 320 students total. Of those 320 students, 33 students graduated Summa Cum Laude and 41 students…
Pam (Guarino) Heilmann is experiencing what she calls the opportunity of a lifetime. She’s a Distiller and Vice President of Production at Michter’s Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky where she’s overseeing a distillery being built from the ground up. “We started from scratch. I’m involved in the…
Onondaga Community College creates a significant positive impact on the business community and generates a return on investment to its major stakeholder groups; students, taxpayers, and society. Those are the findings of a study conducted by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics…
Onondaga Community College's chapter of honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) spent the fall semester working on a major project focused on the issue of mental health and disability. Their efforts included collecting and donating related books to the Children's Learning Center in Ferrante Hall,…
Logan Walker is a veteran who helps his fellow veterans. Walker is a counselor in New York State’s Division of Veterans’ Affairs where he annually assists hundreds of veterans applying for state and federal benefits. “I see a little bit of myself in every veteran who contacts me. I enjoy helping…
London Ladd brings words to life. He’s an illustrator who creates the visuals that help tell the stories of some our nation’s most historic figures. Ladd credits Onondaga Community College with putting him on the path to success. “The decision to go to OCC was basically the turning point in my life…
Onondaga Community College's Learning Center is giving students the assistance they need to do well in their coursework. The Learning Center is open 7 days a week and the services provided there are free.
The Learning Center will serve more than 1.000 students during the fall semester.…
During Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's cornavirus-related press conference Friday, March 20 he emphasized how desperately the medical community needed supplies. Less than 24 hours later an Onondaga Community College van filled with medical supplies made a special delivery to the OnCenter in downtown…
Earlier this month we launched, "The OCC Effect". We wanted to hear from our former students about the ways in which OCC has impacted their lives. Below are a few of the stories we’ve heard so far!
Your success is a significant part of OCC’s story which began more than a half-century ago when we…
Dr. Danielle Berry came to Onondaga Community College with a newly found passion and turned it into the foundation for a career. "Attending OCC was the best choice for me to begin my college education because it was affordable and it allowed me to stay home. I knew about the quality of the…
Dr. Frank Skurpski's daily life looks very different than it did three months ago before coronavirus. Now his days consist of triaging patients in tents outside of the hospital, struggling with shortages of PPE (personal protection equipment), and dealing with the harsh realities of the…
Dr. Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart attended Monroe-Woodbury High School in Orange County, New York and her passion for the flute originated at a young age. Her Mom had played it extensively and handed down her instrument when her daughter entered the 4th grade. She has never looked back. “I loved…