College Factbook January 2017

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Suffolk County Community College Factbook, compiled by
our Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness.
In this document you will find information about the College’s mission, vision and goals and
data that inform our planning and decision making. The College has made great strides in the
collection and use of data to gauge progress toward fulfilling the goals of our mission and
working toward continuous improvement in all we do. In these pages there are data regarding
enrollment, demographic information about our students, information on courses of study, and
other information intended to describe our College, our campuses, and many aspects of our
efforts to fulfill our mission of serving the people of Suffolk County. We have made every effort
to cite the source of information, and to identify the time frame of data and specific cohorts
involved.
Suffolk County Community College, the largest community college in New York State, is a
complex institution serving over 33,000 college students each year, and thousands more in our
Continuing Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Workforce Development
programs, and thousands of high school students in our Excelsior and Early College programs.
Consisting of three campuses and two downtown centers, Suffolk County Community College
strives to offer quality educational opportunities to all residents of Suffolk County at an
affordable price. Employing thousands of people and enhancing the earning potential of our
students, the College serves as vital economic engine of the County.
It is hoped that this Factbook will give insight into the complexity of the College and to help
describe the efforts of our faculty and staff in providing extraordinary educational opportunities
to our students.
Shaun L. McKay, Ed. D.
President