Onondaga Community College creates a significant positive impact on the business community and generates a return on investment to its major stakeholder groups; students, taxpayers, and society. Those are the findings of a study conducted by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics.
Operations Spending Impact
You don't have to be a longtime gearhead to excel in Onondaga Community College's Automotive Technology program. Colden German became interested in cars just a couple of years ago and had his "aha moment" during his final year at Baldwinsville High School. "My senior year was based around figuring out what I wanted to do. I really had no clue. When I decided to put a new exhaust on my car I was like 'wow... maybe I want to do this. I'm going to give it my best shot and push through.'"
Onondaga Community College student Noel Ponthuit is proud of his home country. That's why he represented Rwanda at OCC's World Languages & Cultural Fair. As students stopped by to learn more about his culture, he shared that he was wearing traditional wedding clothing. The color black represented darkness and the white represented moving into the light. "I enjoyed doing this a lot. I want people to know our culture. I want to represent my country. It's a good country, a peaceful country, and they welcome everyone."
Heather Silvia is living a life she never would have dreamed for herself. She's a self-described 'late bloomer' who has risen up to become the Principal of Donlin Drive Elementary School in Liverpool, one of the top-performing elementary schools in all of New York State. She credits her success with the path she was set on as a student at Onondaga Community College. "I don't know what would have happened to me if not for OCC. I didn't believe I could do anything more than bartend. OCC was such a game changer."
When Madi Morse completed her bachelor's degree in Screenwriting in just three and a half years, she was confident she was on the road to a successful career. She had done an internship at a television network in New York City and loved the experience. She had big dreams which wound up colliding with the real world. "For a year I sent out hundreds of applications a month. I had all of this experience! I even applied for jobs at local television stations and was stunned by the low pay. It was all a harsh reality for me."
