SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE K-24

78 Washington Ave.
Schenectady, NY 12305-2294
Tel: (518)381-1200
Admissions: (518)381-1370
Web Site: http://www.sunysccc.edu/

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 1969. Setting: 50-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 4,140. 2,190 applied, 98% were admitted. Full-time: 2,052 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 2,088 students, 61% women, 39% men. 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 8% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 47% 25 or older, 9% transferred in. Retention: 43% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at 14 members of the Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to county residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2640 full-time, $102 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5280 full-time, $204 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $118 full-time, $2 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 22 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 1% of eligible men and 2% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Black and Latino Student Alliance, Culinary Arts Club, Student Government Association, Spanish Club, Rhythms Literary Magazine. Major annual events: SCCC Foundation Dinner, Honors Convocation, Annual Dinner Theater. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Begley Library with 85,000 books, 75,000 microform titles, 640 serials, 2,600 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.