Onondaga Community College alumnus Dr. Daryll Dykes, ‘83 has been named a 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award winner by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Dykes will receive the award Tuesday, May 1 at the AACC’s annual convention in Dallas, Texas.
Dykes love of medicine started…
Dr. Deirdre Hunter’s interest in STEM-related fields began at an early age. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. Hunter loved to follow her father around while he worked as a mechanic, tuning-up engines in his garage. “I was always fascinated by the work my father did. He had…
Major at OCC: Engineering Science
High School: Jersey Village in Houston, class of 1998
Dr. Deirdre Hunter fell in love with science and engineering as a young woman while working on cars with her father in his auto repair business. She earned degrees from OCC, Syracuse University and Virginia…
The division of Natural and Applied Sciences at OCC has a new Dean and his name is Dr. Kwesi Amoa. We’re proud to welcome this skilled organic chemist, father, author and educator to OCC.Amoa joined us from Westchester Community College where he was the Dean of Mathematics and Science. Prior to…
Dr. Mary Cope '16 has the career she always dreamed about. She turned her passion for animals into a profession, working as an Animal Nutritionist for BSM Partners, a consulting firm with a primary focus in the pet care, nutraceutical, and human food/…
Major at OCC: Humanities
High School: Liverpool, class of 1975
Richard was an above average high school student who didn’t know what he wanted to do. He came to OCC and began figuring things out. “OCC started me on the path to my career. It helped me gain confidence in my academic abilities. I…
The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees today approved Dr. Warren M. Hilton as the next President of Onondaga Community College. When Hilton takes office July 1 he will become OCC's 9th President and the College's first Black President. He succeeds Dr. Casey Crabill who is…
Onondaga Community College will celebrate the Class of 2020 with a Drive Through Commencement Diploma Festival Sunday, August 9 at 2pm. From the moment students arrive on campus they will be part of a celebration in their honor.
Students will drive on campus at the Route 175…Joe Bianchi spent nearly a decade trying to figure out what career he wanted to pursue. He finally found it in Onondaga Community College's Geospatial Science and Technology degree program.
Bianchi graduated from Cicero-North Syracuse High School in 2013 and began his college education…
Onondaga Community College paid tribute to the founder of its Baseball program Saturday with the naming of the 3rd base dugout the "Joe Antonio Dugout" in his honor. "In the immortal words of Lou Gehrig, today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth," Antonio said during an…