Throughout the week we are highlighting students who are completing their degrees this month. Today we introduce you to Heather Patrick.
Heather Patrick's journey to an Onondaga Community College degree began in 2018. It concludes this month when she completes her American Sign Language (…
Throughout the week we are highlighting students who are completing their degrees this month. Today we introduce you to Jayden Allen.
When Jayden Allen graduated from Central Square High School two years ago, he knew he wanted to go to college but wasn't sure which degree program to choose…
Onondaga Community College will celebrate the accomplishments of its December graduates during a ceremony this Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the SRC Arena. Throughout the week we are highlighting students who are completing their degrees this month. Usually, we tell you their stories, but today Karar…
Throughout the week we are highlighting students who are completing their degrees this month. Today we introduce you to Kyrillos Dawoud.
During his senior year at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Kyrillos Dawoud applied to several four-year colleges. He got into some, but the schools he…
Throughout the week we are highlighting students who are completing their degrees this month. Today we introduce you to Sylvester "Sly" Seton.
Sly Seton came to Onondaga Community College in "figure it out mode." He was an outstanding high school basketball player who knew he wanted the…
Andru Skinkle has been on the path to a STEM-related career for as long as he can remember. When he was in middle school, he would spend Saturday's working with Syracuse University students who were members of the National Society of Black Engineers. "The SU students would help us with our…
Dr. Stan Smith had the intelligence and determination to succeed at whatever he put his mind to. But what energized him most was teaching. "I am more highly motivated in the field of education than in anything I have ever undertaken," he wrote in his autobiography more than 50 years ago.
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Nine students from East Syracuse Minoa High School and 8 students from Solvay High School received their high school diplomas and Onondaga Community College associate degrees during graduation ceremonies earlier this month. The degrees were earned concurrently as part of an Early College High…
Zoe Heyward's story is like that of so many of her Weekend College classmates. She was ready for a career change but between working full time and life responsibilities, college wasn't an option. Onondaga Community College's Weekend College made it possible. "This was something I always wanted…
Bob Tanchak brings an impressive amount of credibility to the classroom every day. Tanchak is a Professor in the Mechanical Technology major who knows what it’s like to experience success in the industry and be a successful college student.Tanchak is an Auburn native who earned a degree in…
When Olga Zelenka graduated from Syracuse's Nottingham High School 15 years ago, she had no idea where life would take her. Her future started to come into focus when she decided to enroll at Onondaga Community College. "I thought it was a great option while I decided what I wanted to be…
When the President of the United States came to Onondaga Community College two years ago to celebrate Micron Technology's decision to build a massive chip-making facility about a half-hour drive from campus…