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The Lazers Women's and Men's Basketball teams will be playing for NJCAA Division 3 National Championships next week. Both Lazers teams regained their elite status after missing the entire 2020-2021 season due to Covid.

Alexander Wejko didn't mean to become a P-TECH student, but now he can't imagine being anything else. "To be honest, I didn't know what I was getting into. I saw 'college' and thought it would be a great opportunity. Now I want to go down this path."

P-TECH stands for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. It's a program that provides high school students the opportunity to work toward their high school diploma and associate degree simultaneously, and ultimately a pathway to an in-demand job.

Ivo Perez Torres began dreaming about leaving Cuba for the United States when he learned English at age 17. "I was attracted to the opportunities and the freedom here, not just the political freedom but the freedom to choose my path, to do what I want the way I want."

The Onondaga Community College Women’s Basketball team is heading to the national championships! The Lazers defeated North Country Community College 57-45 in the championship game of the Region 3 tournament Sunday night at Allyn Hall Gym on the OCC campus.

The Lazers Hannah Durand (Marcellus High School) was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player. Teammate Avianna Baker (Onondaga High School) was named to the All-Tournament team.

The win gives the Lazers an automatic berth in the national tournament March 9-12 in Rochester, Minnesota.

Onondaga Community College celebrated the diversity of its campus community during the spring semester Unity Day. Festivities were held February 23 across campus. The theme of the event was "One Love, One Heart" and paid tribute to retiring OCC President Dr. Casey Crabill and singer, songwriter, and musician Bob Marley.

The P-TECH program came along at the perfect time for Maxwell Hill. "It was only in its second year when I learned about it in a meeting at my middle school. I was sold on it right away."

P-TECH stands for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. It's a program that provides high school students the opportunity to work toward their high school diploma and associate degree simultaneously, and ultimately a pathway to an in-demand job.