The Changing Face of SUNY’s Community Colleges

1. The Changing Face of SUNY’s Community Colleges

2. SUNY’s Community Colleges

3. Fast Facts • SUNY's 30 locally sponsored Community Colleges are located strategically throughout New York State. • Overarching mission: provide excellent transfer and career education and degree programs, supported by comprehensive student services. • More than 246,000 full-time and part-time students are currently enrolled at SUNY’s Community Colleges. • More than half of all first-time college freshmen attend community colleges. • More than half of all community college graduates transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

4. Fast Facts • Full-time enrollment at community colleges range from 700 to over 20,000. • Community Colleges participate in the Full Opportunity Program of the State University of New York. • Each college has specific admissions criteria; please check with individual campuses regarding policies, prerequisites and special admission programs. • Community colleges may use the online SUNY application for admission and/or campus-based applications. • Some community colleges offer free campus-based applications and/or conduct instant admission programs/events. • Application fee waivers are available for qualified students.

5. Your Questions • I’m always suggesting community college choices to my students. Please share with us some information we can take back to our students to help them realize starting at a community college is a good option. • What’s on our minds is dropout prevention; how do you handle students who enter college with GEDs and what initiatives are in place at different community colleges to increase retention and graduation rates of these students? • What do counselors need to know about the process of transitioning students with disabilities into college to make sure students and parents are well informed?

6. Your Questions • The college-ready issue, specifically, how are the SUNY colleges addressing the problem of first-year students not being adequately prepared in regards to writing, reading, self advocacy, study skills, etc.? What message if any would you like us to bring back to our high school/district administrators? • What support services are offered on community college campuses? • I thought community colleges couldn't have housing. However, it seems like community colleges are providing more housing options than ever. It’s getting confusing. Who has housing and who doesn’t? • What types of services do you provide residential students?

7. Your Questions • A workshop that addresses housing trends among community colleges would be helpful. • Are dorms drawing significant numbers of non-commuting students? • Are residential community college students staying for the full two years? • Are out-of-area students competing with local students for popular programs? If so, how is that being addressed? • Are local students electing to live on campus?

8. Your Questions • I’d like more information on transfer programs and opportunities. • What kinds of college to workforce programs are there for students who don’t want to transfer after two years?

9. Something Students Should Know about Community Colleges Myths & Stereotypes • A community college education is not the same as a four-year college education. • Attending a community college is just an extension of high school. • Courses taken at a community college will not transfer to a four-year college or university. Truths • PSY101 is PSY101, no matter how much you pay for it: community colleges operate by the same standards of academic excellence as our four-year counterparts. • Community colleges are not the 13th grade, students are academically challenged to achieve their personal, educational and career goals. • Students transfer successfully and in most cases, seamlessly.

10. Something Students Should Know about Community Colleges Myths & Stereotypes • Community colleges are for those who can’t get into a four-year college or university. • Community college students do not get a “full” college/campus experience. • New York State law prohibits community colleges from owning/operating dormitories/residential housing. Truths • Community colleges are not a necessity anymore, but rather a first choice for many students. • They provide student government opportunities, student activities, varsity and intramural athletics, and international travel, etc. • Community College Regulations, Part 602 Resolution 64-120

11. Something Students Should Know about Community Colleges Facts Community colleges are an integral part of the SUNY system. Community colleges serve communities by providing lifelong learning, career and transfer programs. Community Colleges meet the needs of all learners, from the valedictorian to the student who struggled in high school. Academic history, age and ethnic diversity of students on community college campuses provide a rich learning environment for all students. Community colleges are a smart choice for students who are undecided about their field of study. Tuition is affordable and courses are transferable.

12. Something Students Should Know about Community Colleges Facts Small class size/individual attention Classes taught by award winning faculty Academically talented students should consider attending their local community college; scholarships may be available. Reverse Transfer; it does happen; we are here to help. Unique and exciting international travel opportunities By Fall 2013, 18 out of 30 community colleges will offer on-campus housing.

13. Support Services & Student Success Programs • “Smart Start” summer programming to help students who place into developmental courses transition into college • Early Warning/Academic Alert Program • Athlete mentoring, advisement and academic support • New Student Orientation, Freshman Seminar and Student Success Courses • Tutoring Services and study groups • Library resources/orientation • Honors Programs • Financial Aid literacy/counseling

14. Support Services & Student Success Programs • Accommodative Services for students with learning and/or physical disabilities • Personal Counseling and referral services • Career planning and transfer counseling • “FIP”; Freshman/First-time Individual Placement (personalized counseling appointments for incoming freshman and transfer students) • Veterans Affairs and support services

15. Student Housing

16. COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGULATIONSPART 602Resolution 64-120 2009 SUNY Board amended Resolution 64-120, the 1964 resolution on community college student housing. It deleted obsolete language and removed constraints on the development of community college residence halls that no longer reflect the State University construct of community colleges and community college practice.

17. Community Colleges with Housing On-Campus Housing Nearby Student Housing Broome Cayuga (privately owned for college students only) Columbia-Greene Corning Dutchess Erie Finger Lakes Fulton-Montgomery Herkimer (privately owned for college students only) Hudson Valley Jamestown Jefferson Monroe Niagara North Country Onondaga Orange Rockland • SUNY Adirondack: Fall 2013 • Clinton • Corning: Fall 2013 • Dutchess: Fall 2012 • FIT • Finger Lakes • Fulton-Montgomery: Fall 2012 • Genesee • Herkimer • Jamestown • Mohawk Valley • Monroe • Niagara • North Country • Onondaga • Schenectady: Fall 2012 • Sullivan • Tompkins Cortland

18. Services for Residential Students • Traditional on-campus residence halls run by experienced professionals: dorm/housing directors and trained residence assistants • 24/7 operation; programming for students during the day, evening and on weekends • Special orientation/move-in programs and social events • Increased library, computer lab and fitness center hours • Bus/transportation services • Comprehensive meal plans • Co-curricular clubs & extracurricular activities • Intramural and varsity athletics • Health services on some campuses • Alcohol education and drug awareness programs • Enhanced security and safety awareness programs

19. Community College Student Housing: Your Questions Answered • Discuss housing trends among community colleges. • Are dorms drawing significant numbers of non-commuting students? • Are residential community college students staying for the full two years? • Are out-of-area students competing with local students for popular programs? If so, how is that being addressed? • Are local students electing to live on campus?

20. Transfer Programs & Articulation Agreements • SUNY Adirondack: Culinary Arts & Food Service Management, full articulation agreement with Johnson and Wales • Broome: Binghamton Advantage (cooperative program with SUNY Binghamton) • Clinton Community College: over 40 articulation agreements with SUNY Plattsburgh • Corning: transfer agreements with Elmira College • Dutchess: joint education program with SUNY New Paltz • Finger Lakes: Music Recording Technology transfer with SUNY Oneonta • FMCC: Business Administration with the University at Albany • Genesee: Fashion and Business with FIT and Buffalo State • Herkimer County Community College; transfer programs with SUNY ESF • Mohawk Valley: articulation with Clarkson University School of Engineering • Niagara: dual admission program with Buffalo State • North Country: joint admission with SUNY Potsdam and Plattsburgh • Onondaga: over 30 articulations with Syracuse University This is just a sampling of the many transfer programs that exist; please consult the 2013 SUNY Viewbook for a complete listing of community college degree and transfer programs.

21. “College to Workforce” Degree Programs • SUNY Adirondack: Radio & Television Broadcasting/New Media • Broome: Clinical Laboratory Technology • Clinton: Renewable Energy Technologies • Corning: Machine Tool Technology • Dutchess: Fire Protection Technology • Finger Lakes: Instrument and Control Technology • FMCC: Electrical Technology • Genesee: Polysomnographic Technology/Sleep Study • Herkimer: Emergency Medical Technology/Paramedic • Niagara: Computer Aided Design and Drafting • North Country: Radiologic Technology • Onondaga: Health Information Technology/Medical Records • Sullivan: Medical Assisting This is just a sampling of the many career to workforce programs that exist; Please consult the 2013 SUNY Viewbook for a complete listing of community college degree and transfer programs.

22. SUNY RESOURCES For more information please contact: Your local community college admissions office SUNY Recruitment Response Center: 800-342-3811 Center for Student Recruitment: (NYC) 212-364-5821 SUNY Web site at www.suny.edu/student