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President’s Message
Welcome to the 2017-2018 edition of the Suffolk County Community College Factbook,
compiled by our Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness. This Factbook is meant to
serve as a resource to those looking to become better acquainted with our remarkable institution.
Here you will find information about the College’s mission, vision and values, and data that
inform our planning and decision making. Higher education has become much more data driven
and Suffolk has embraced the use of data to better serve our students and our local community.
There are statistics on enrollment, demographic information about our students, information on
courses of study, and other data intended to describe our College, our campuses, and many
aspects of our efforts to fulfill our mission of serving the people of Suffolk County. Every effort
has been made 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
vast, 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. We also serve thousands of high school students in our Excelsior and Early College
programs. Consisting of three campuses and two downtown centers, Suffolk County Community
College endeavors 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 also serves as an important 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 to provide extraordinary educational opportunities to
our students.
Shaun L. McKay, Ed. D.
President