Onondaga Community College

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Onondaga Community College
SUNY OCC-Logo.png
Type Public community college
Established1961;63 years ago (1961) [1]
Parent institution
State University of New York
President Warren Hilton [2]
Academic staff
148 full-time, 348 part-time [3]
Undergraduates 7,320 [3]
Location, ,
United States

43°00′22″N76°11′50″W / 43.006167°N 76.197306°W / 43.006167; -76.197306
Campus Suburban
280 acres (110 ha)
Colors Carolina blue and white   
Nickname Lazers
Sporting affiliations
National Junior College Athletic Association, Region III, Mid-State Athletic Conference
MascotBlaze
Website www.sunyocc.edu
Onondaga Community College Lazers logo.jpg

Onondaga Community College (OCC) is a public community college that serves Onondaga County and Central New York and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. OCC's 280-acre main campus is located in the town of Onondaga which borders the city of Syracuse.

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History

The college welcomed its first class of students in the fall of 1962 at its downtown Syracuse location, the now demolished Midtown Plaza. OCC celebrated its first graduating class in 1964. In 1970 the college moved to its new and current location in the town of Onondaga. Residence halls were opened in 2006, and a new Arena began hosting intercollegiate, scholastic, and community-based events in 2011.

Campuses

The college has two campuses. The main campus is on West Seneca Turnpike in the hamlet of Onondaga Hill, west of Syracuse; OCC@Liverpool (formerly called the North Site) on County Route 57 in Liverpool, New York.

Organization and administration

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Entrance to the Main Campus
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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
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The Baseball facility at Onondaga Community College, 2017
The baseball field during a Syracuse Salt Cats game, 2021 OCC baseball game .jpg
The baseball field during a Syracuse Salt Cats game, 2021

Onondaga Community College is a 2-year college [4] and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system [4] and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State.

Academics

OCC offers a number of areas of study for Career or Transfer programs. Some of these areas are: Art, Design, Media & Music; Business; Computing & Applied Technologies; Education; Health; Liberal Arts; Math, Science & Engineering; Public Safety & Community Service. [5] The college is a training center for the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium.

Student life

Arts

In 2001, OCC started the Arts Across Campus program that showcases artists from various art fields. Each year they may have a variety of art exhibits, concerts, performances, and lectures. [6]

Athletics

OCC's has 16 athletics teams, which are nicknamed The Lazers. [7] Student-athletes have won a combined 16 team national championships in Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's Basketball, and Men's Tennis. [4] The Lazers newest athletics teams include Esports and Competitive Cheer. The SRC and Arena Events Center is the home of Lazers Athletics, scholastic sports, and community-based events.60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) [8]

Notable alumni

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