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There is a critical shortage of healthcare workers nationwide. For example, the American Hospital Association estimates the workforce will need to add at least 200,000 nurses a year to meet increased demand and replace retiring nurses. Complicating matters is an insufficient number of qualified faculty, clinical sites, and classroom space.

Glenna Jackson is in a position to help people in the community today thanks to her incredible resiliency and support she received while she was a student at Onondaga Community College.

On Christmas Day in 2021, her 32-year-old daughter died unexpectedly. At the time, Jackson was a full-time student at OCC. Her daughter's death decimated her both emotionally and financially "I had just buried my daughter. I didn't have any money. I fell behind on my bills. The help I got was right on time. I wouldn't have been able to keep going to school without it."

A faith-based quote Saray Quevedo's mother shared with her at a young age provides her the daily inspiration to be the best she can be. "'If God is with me, who's against me?'  That quote has brought me through everything in my entire life. It's why I have succeeded."

Onondaga Community College's chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society welcomed 116 new members during an induction ceremony October 25 in Storer Auditorium. PTK is the official international honor society of two-year colleges. New members must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at OCC, and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5. The fall 2023 PTK Honor Society inductees are:

When Dio Brown stepped inside the massive Amazon Fulfillment Center, it felt like a dream come true. The Advanced Robotics Sortable facility in Liverpool is one of Amazon's newest and largest in the United States. "When we first walked in, the first thing we saw was robotics. It was amazing how synchronized all of the movement was. It was a cool introduction. We saw several floors... the robotic arms, the trolleys zipping around. It was something I always wanted to see.

Haley Madej has vivid memories of her first day of classes at Onondaga Community College. It was the fall of 2022, a full 4 years after she had graduated from Amsterdam High School which is a couple of hours east of Syracuse. "I had an 8 a.m. class. I got here at 7 o'clock. I was very nervous. My first class was ASL (American Sign Language). The professor (Rebecca Dadey) and the students in the class were extremely inviting. We sat in a U-shape rather than everyone facing forward. After that I had English. My first day was perfect. It gave me the confidence to come back the next day.

Onondaga Community College unveiled plans today for the Micron Cleanroom Simulation Lab which will be built on campus in the Whitney Applied Technology Center. The renderings were designed by Ashley McGraw Architects. The project is being funded by $5 million each from Micron, Onondaga County, and New York State.

Onondaga Community College paid tribute to the six newest members of its distinguished class of Alumni Faces during a ceremony held Wednesday, October 18 in the Frederick Marvin and Ernst Schuh Recital Hall in the Academic II building. The event was emceed by Glenn LaPoint '16 who is also known as "Gomez" on radio station WTKW FM, TK-99. You can view the event on the Onondaga Community College Live Events YouTube page. This year's honorees are:

Onondaga Community College and La Liga welcomed more than 50 8th grade girls from the Syracuse City School District to campus October 18 for Girls Going Tech Espanol. Students participated in hands-on STEM-related activities, and engaged in "Women in STEM" group mentoring conversations, all entirely in Spanish. "This inspired me a lot because I have options for high school, and one of them might be engineering" said Lillian Estrada.