Suffolk County Community College
Official telephone: (631) 451-4000
Fax number: (631) 451-4415
Website:
www.sunysuffolk.edu
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| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Year established: |
1961 |
| Type of school: |
public |
| Programs: |
2-year undergraduate |
| Religious affiliation: |
no |
| Campus enrollment: |
23,374 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution |
| Location description: |
in or near a large town (pop. 25,000-75,000) |
| Application fee: |
$35 |
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| Street address: |
Suffolk County Community College
533 College Road
Selden, NY 11784 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
631 451-4000
631 451-4415 (fax) |
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| Main homepage: |
www.sunysuffolk.edu |
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| SAT number: |
2827 |
| ACT number: |
2965 |
| FAFSA number: |
002878 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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Suffolk County Community College was founded in 1959 and officially opened in 1960. Located on Long Island in New York State, Suffolk County encompasses rural and urban settings with diverse socioeconomic and ethnic groups.
In 1961 the college moved to permanent quarters now occupied by the Ammerman campus in Selden, named in honor of the founding president, Dr. Albert M. Ammerman. Two other permanent campuses were opened – the Western Campus in Brentwood in 1974 and the Eastern Campus in Riverhead in 1977.
The Ammerman Campus encompasses 156 acres and has 14 academic, administrative and auxiliary buildings. The Eastern Campus, located 192-acre site in the Pine Barrens, comprises four academic buildings, state-of-the-art greenhouse, a child care center and two auxiliary buildings. The Western Campus occupies a site of 207 acres with 12 academic, administrative and auxiliary buildings including a 95,000 square foot building which houses classrooms, laboratories, the library and a theatre. A new 250,000 square foot complex, which houses the Suffolk County Police Academy, a pool, a field house, fitness center and health technology wing, opened in 2000.
Suffolk County Community College is currently the second largest multicampus college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling 20,000 students.
The College is sponsored by the County of Suffolk and operates under the policies of the Board of Regents and the supervision of the State University of New York.
Suffolk County Community College is guided by the philosophy that all students should have the opportunity to realize their highest potential for individual human development – intellectually, socially, culturally, physically and personally. |
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| UNIQUE/SPECIAL PROGRAMS |
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Each year Suffolk County Community College prepares students to enter the work force or continue their education in baccalaureate programs. Some of the outstanding programs offered include the highly acclaimed Nursing Program, Fitness Specialist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Ophthalmic Dispensing, Travel & Tourism, Culinary Arts, American Sign Language, Interior Design, Horticulture and Graphic Design.
Suffolk grates have gone on to study at such institutions as Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, New York University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as the State University Of New York.
The College provides access to the educational experience to a diversified student body. Each campus reflects the needs of its respective geographic area within the county, offering unique programs when and where appropriate.
Low tuition coupled with small classes and a multitude of curricular choices, make Suffolk County Community College an excellent choice. |
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