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Campus Services
• Instruction in basic study skills
• Tutorial services
• Assistance in applying for and maintaining financial aid eligibility
• Information about career and transfer opportunities
• Registration priority
• Peer mentoring
• Cultural activities
• Referral to campus resources
Student Support Services are located at the following locations:
Ammerman Huntington Library, 19A Phone: (631) 451-4693
Eastern Peconic Building, 2nd floor Phone: (631) 548-2582
Michael J. Grant Nesconset Hall, 11 Phone: (631) 851-6510
Veterans Services
Suffolk County Community College has a long history of assisting Veterans in maximizing their benefits and
achieving their educational goals. During the past academic year, the College made significant strides in
improving student life for our Veterans. There are active student Veterans clubs on each of our campuses. In
addition, the College has opened a Veterans Resource Center on each of the 3 campuses. This new office
is designed to assist student veterans and active duty military with understanding and applying for their
benefits to assure that they maximize all that they are eligible for. The Centers are also staffed with veteran
work study students that are trained in providing referrals and accessing resources for veterans within the
community. There will be a schedule throughout the semester with visits from agencies providing on site
services to student veterans as well as resume writing workshops and connections with specific employers
that are looking to hire veterans. A postcard has been developed to help promote the new Veterans
Resource Center on each campus and increase visibility of these new resources. Each campus also hosts
various events to increase awareness on campus and to provide much needed resources to the student
veterans. Some of these events include a national training with the Student Veterans Association, Veterans
Day events on each campus, hosting the Suffolk County Veterans Employment Expo as well as conducting
trainings for staff and faculty on all three campuses regarding understanding the military culture.
The College participates in the new Department of Defense (DOD) online college advisement tool. This
tool, called the Degree Program Management Tool, will be the newest item in the suite of services that reside
on the Go Army Ed Web site. This tool has been designed to streamline the College search and advisement
process for active duty soldiers and reservists. Suffolk will take the necessary steps to: (1) review and
update our profile on the Go Army Ed site, and (2) upload the data requested by the DOD to the new
Degree Program Management Tool. Our presence and participation in this new site will help demonstrate
our continued commitment to providing exceptional service to our students that are Veterans. It will also
make the College and its academic programs highly visible to active military members looking to further
their education. The College has also revised its veterans brochure to include a new tagline “The smartest
service members save the most money” This is to encourage student veterans to use other benefits to cover
the cost of tuition at Suffolk and save their GI Bill for a four year school to maximize their benefits. In addition
to the brochure the website has been updated and includes a video of a student testimony about their
experience at Suffolk.
The College has once again been cited as a “Military Friendly” institution, reflecting our commitment to
providing the best possible services to student Veterans and active military members. The College received
a major gift from a private donor in recognition of our efforts to support student Veterans. Our selection was
based upon our commitment to establishing a Veterans Resource Centers on each campus to promote
success of our student veterans at the community college level.