Suffolk County Community College

Type: Co-ed, two-year, public community college Setting: Suburban Founded: 1959 Sponsors: State of New York, County of Suffolk

Campuses Ammerman at Selden Eastern at Riverhead Michael J. Grant at Brentwood

Accreditations Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) American Bar Association (ABA) American Occupational Therapy Association (ACOTE) American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) Commission on Accrediting in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

Academic Programs The College offers Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.), and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees and certificates in approximately 100 programs of study. 481 full time faculty; 1,663 adjunct faculty

Student Body Over 25,000 students   Ammerman: 7,537 full-time 7,434 part-time 14,971 total   Michael J. Grant: 4,423 full-time 5,277 part-time 9,700 total   Eastern: 1,600 full-time 2,337 part-time 3,937 total   Gender: Female Male 54% 46% Age: 18-24 25 and over 75% 25% Ethnicity: White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific American Indian Other/Unknown 60.2% 7.7% 15.8% 2.8% 0.3% 13.1%

Estimated Annual Expenses Tuition and Fees (residents): $4,670 Books/Supplies: $1,500

 

Financial Aid

Suffolk County Community College awards more than $45 million in federal and state financial aid to more than 13,000 students annually.
A tuition payment plan is available.

Approximately 425 SCCC Scholarships totaling more than $450,000

Federal Grants and Loans:

        PELL Grants
        Supplemental Educational Opportunity
        Grants (SEOG)
        College Work Study
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program

New York State Grants:
        Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
        Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS)
        State Aid to Native Americans

Other Sources of Aid:

        Adult Career and Continuing Education
        Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (VESID)

        Veterans GI Bill Benefits

        DMNA Educational Incentive Program

        New York State Department of Labor
        Department of Social Services

        Employer Tuition Reimbursement
        Programs

Athletics

Intercollegiate Sports (Division III of the National Junior College Athletic Association - NJCAA)
Men:  baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track.
Women:  basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball.
Dance/Cheer Club sponsored by the athletic department Intramural sports

Services/Student Life

Educational, Career and Personal Counseling
Services to Students with Disabilities
Career Planning and Services
Child Care Facilities
Student Newspaper and Literary Publications
Theatre Productions, Musical Performances,
Art Exhibits
Films, Lectures, Concerts, Trips
90 clubs

Academic Support Services

Learning Labs for Mathematics, Computers, Reading, Writing
Tutorial Services
Student Success Program
Library Open 7 Days a Week

And More...

Small Class Size Averaging 23 Students
Low Student/Faculty Ratio of 18:1
Accessible Faculty
Honors College
Special Programs for Returning Adult Students
English as a Second Language (ESL) Program
Transfer Opportunities
Joint Admission Agreements
Co-op/Internship Programs