Onondaga Community College
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Onondaga Community College is an accredited
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.
. SUNY OCC opened its first Residence Halls in August 2006.
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.
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.
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
two-year educational institution that services Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
at three campuses. Onondaga Community College is a college of the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
(SUNY) system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State.
History
The college was founded in 1961 in Syracuse, New YorkSyracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. SUNY OCC opened its first Residence Halls in August 2006.
Campuses
- 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
NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
The National Junior Collge Athletic Association Men's Division III Basketball Championships consists of eight teams playing over a three day period in March to determine a National Champion...
. Dave Pasiak
Dave Pasiak
David "Dave" Pasiak is the men's basketball head coach for Onondaga Community College. He currently has a career record of 197-135 in 11 seasons at OCC and 216-173 overall in 13 seasons at the NJCAA level. Pasiak is actively involved in Coaches vs. Cancer...
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
Mid-State Athletic Conference
Located within Region III of the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Mid-State Athletic Conference is a junior college conference with 7 member schools, all located in Upstate New York...
.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
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.