Keith Hale '18 has a message for any student considering attending the upcoming Applied Technologies Career Showcase on the OCC campus. "Opportunities like this can be life changing. It's an opportunity to get into an actual career where you retire with benefits. However important you think the future is, that's how important it is to not miss an opportunity like this."
Onondaga Community College alumnus Ryan Dean's unexpected journey home to Central New York began with a message on social media and an email to one of his former OCC professors who is also the News Director at WSYR-TV, Newschannel 9.
Christopher Perdue has gotten use to younger students in the Fire Protection Technology degree program calling him 'dad.' ‘It use to drive me nuts but now I think of it as a term of endearment.”
Perdue is a Student Veteran who went from Henninger High School to the United States Navy. He spent 7-and-a-half years serving his country, then returned home to Central New York.
Throughout the month of March, Onondaga Community College celebrated Women's History Month. A series of related events gave members of the campus community the opportunity to commemorate and encourage the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.
Students in Onondaga Community College's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) were honored during a ceremony held March 16 in Storer Auditorium. A total of 35 students were recognized for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Each student was called up individually and presented a certificate from EOP Director Denise Valdes in recognition of their achievement. The honorees were:
Noah Walter will earn his Electrical Technology degree this May after just one year on campus as a full-time student. He began taking classes here during his junior year at Fulton High School thanks to the P-TECH program. "I saw it as a very good opportunity for a college education. Although I was young and wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do, I thought it was a good opportunity to pursue."
Onondaga Community College's SRC Arena was turned into a federal courthouse Tuesday when it played host to a naturalization ceremony. Fifty people from 28 countries were sworn-in as United States citizens.
Craig Osbeck is a 46-year-old Student Veteran who has come to Onondaga Community College to work toward a second career. In 2018 he retired from the United States Army. His service included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. "When I retired my first priority was fixing myself mentally and physically. My second priority was going back to school. I had done something I was proud of. Now I wanted to do a passion."
If you're a parent who works, goes to school, or both, you know how difficult it can be to find high-quality, affordable child care. The Children's Learning Center on the Onondaga Community College campus has been providing parents with a secure and nurturing environment for their children for decades. The Children's Learning Center is nationally accredited and accepts children from infants all the way up to Pre-K.
