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If you stroll into the Automotive Technology lab on the first floor of the Whitney Applied Technology Center, there's a pretty good chance you will find Patrick Emdee there tinkering with something. "I'm enjoying every minute of being here. I like working with my hands and thinking with my mind. I like trying to put my mind to my hands and vice versa. It's why I enjoy this career a lot."

Jake Seager's destiny was always public service. "I grew up around it. My whole family was either in law enforcement or firefighting or volunteering. My grandfather was actually a volunteer with Manlius and was one of its first paramedics in the 1970s."

Each year Onondaga Community College helps thousands of area high school students get a head start on their college education by giving them the opportunity to earn college credits while they are in high school and prepare for what life on a college campus will be like. Programs geared toward high school students include:

Shannon Smithson plans to turn her passion for athletics into a career helping others recover from injuries. That's why she's working hard to succeed in Onondaga Community College's Physical Therapist Assistant degree program. "It's really demanding. You have to maintain a certain GPA. I'm studying all of the time. It's not a program you can cram. You have to take it in small increments."

Classes are underway! Now that you’ve gotten into the swing of this semester, it’s a great time to check out Lazer Success. What’s that? Lazer Success, powered by Starfish, is our 1-stop-shop tool designed to help you with your academic journey so you can cross the graduation stage. Students can fill out their personal profiles, view their professors’ profiles, and quickly look up support services. Here are the top 3 reasons why you should be using it.

Dennis O'Connor '71 earned his General Studies degree from Onondaga Community College 50 years ago, but didn't realize what his alma mater had become until he visited campus recently. "This is really amazing. I could have never imagined this when I was a student."