Onondaga Community College

Onondaga Community College
Established	1961
Type	Community college
President	Debbie L. Sydow
Academic staff	570[1]
Undergraduates	12,000[2]
Location	Syracuse, NY, US 43°00′22″N 76°11′50″W / 43.006167°N 76.197306°W / 43.006167; -76.197306Coordinates: 43°00′22″N 76°11′50″W / 43.006167°N 76.197306°W / 43.006167; -76.197306
Campus	Suburban 194 acres (0.79 km2)
Colors	Carolina blue and white
Nickname	Lazers
Affiliations	National Junior College Athletic Association, Region III, Mid-State Athletic Conference
Website	www.sunyocc.edu

Onondaga Community College is an accredited^[3] two-year educational institution that services Onondaga County, New York at three campuses. Onondaga Community College is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State.

History

The college was founded in 1961 in Syracuse, New York. SUNY OCC opened its first Residence Halls in August 2006.

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  Whitney Applied Technology Center

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  Mawhinney Hall

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  Gordon Student Center

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  Coulter Library Building

Campuses

Entrance to the Main Campus

• Main Campus: 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215
• North Campus: 8015 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
• Downtown Campus: 677 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Athletics

Several of Onondaga's athletic teams are consistently nationally ranked, and the 2006 and 2007 men's lacrosse team won the NJCAA national championship in May 2006 and 2007. It has been said that the team may have had the most dominant season in college lacrosse history, finishing the season with a record of 18-0, and 33-0 winning streak. They outscored their opponents 445-80. Head Coach Chuck Wilbur has compiled a career record of 83-11.

The men's basketball program won the 1993 NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship. Dave Pasiak currently coaches the team and is entering his seventh season. Mike Wheeler is entering his fifth season as the women's basketball coach. Onondaga is a member of the Mid-State Athletic Conference.Onondagas 2008-2009 Men's and women's lacrosse teams won the national championships for JUCO. The mens lax (lacrosse) team won the NJCAA National Championship in 2010.

During the fall 2011 semester students and alumni helped put together a club football program at Onondaga Community College. The team, known as the Onondaga Ogres, participated in their first college football game on September 17, 2011 against the Clarkson University Golden Knights. After taking a 6-0 lead into halftime the Ogres eventually fell 25-12. The goal of the program is to apply for NJCAA status before the start of the 2012 season.

National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium

Main article: National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium

This Community College is a NAFTC's Training Center.

Interesting Programs

One of OCC's many departments is the Electronic Media Communications department in the Whitney building. Students learn how to tape video, to edit, to direct, and to produce shows for television, many of which are broadcast across the campus' television network. Students can choose one of three curricula: television, digital audio, or digital media. The facilities of EMC include a full TV studio with Program Control and Master Control rooms, tape to tape editing rooms, audio recording rooms, and non-linear editing (NLE) and digital audio workstation (DAW) labs.

The music program is one of OCC's most well-known and it offers various opportunities. The faculty is made up of accomplished musicians, such as members of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and of the Society for New Music. The school offers extra-curricular activities, such as an indoor drumline, which has competed in the WGI world prelims in the Independent Open Class. The school holds music festivals such as JazzFest and the Central New York Day of Percussion, where world class acts such as Victor Wooten, Tommy Igoe, Aretha Franklin, and others come to perform and to give clinics.

References

1. ^ "Onondaga Community College Profile". http://www.petersons.com. Lawrenceville, New Jersey: Peterson's. 2010. http://www.petersons.com/collegeprofiles/Profile.aspx?inunid=7980. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
2. ^ "Onondaga at a Glance". ABOUT THE COLLEGE. Syracuse, New York: Onondaga Community College. 2008. http://www.sunyocc.edu/about.aspx?id=1822&ekmensel=fb5d653b_91_342_btnlink. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
3. ^ Onondaga Community College: from the EdRef college search directory

Famous alumni

• Grace Jones, singer, model and actress.
• Laurie Halse Anderson, author.

External links

• Official website