Herkimer County Community College: Narrative Description

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HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE H-13

Reservoir Rd.
Herkimer, NY 13350
Tel: (315)866-0300; Admissions: (315)866-0300; Fax: (315)866-7253; E-mail: admission%[email protected]; Web Site: http://www.hccc.ntcnet.com/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of State University of New York System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 500-acre small town campus with easy access to Syracuse. Endowment: $1.7 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $2523 per student. Total enrollment: 3,074. Students come from 23 states and territories, 17 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 23% 25 or older, 25% live on campus. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for occupational therapy assistant, physical therapy assistant programs. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/20. Notification: continuous. Preference given to county residents.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 41 open to all. Most popular organizations: Criminal Justice Club, Travel Club, Student Senate, Physical Therapy Club. Major annual event: Arts and Crafts Show. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. Option: coed housing available. Herkimer County Community College Library with 62,484 books, 315 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $378,636. 222 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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