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$400K Grant Brings Free Career Training To Suffolk County Community College

LIMG May 13, 2022

Adults with a high school diploma and some or no post-secondary education will soon be able to get free career training at Suffolk County Community College thanks to a $408,157 grant from the State University of New York’s (SUNY) Stay Near Go Far initiative. The grant is a subaward of SUNY’s

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Board Of Trustees To Make Suffolk Community College’s Health Clubs Free For County’s Disabled Veterans

LIMG May 11, 2022

Suffolk County Community College’s Board of Trustees will vote Thursday, May 12 to waive the membership fee for Suffolk County disabled veterans at the College’s two health clubs, said Board Chair E. Christopher Murray.  The College has health clubs on its Eastern Campus in Riverhead and the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood. Murray said […]

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College Celebrates More Than 3,000 In Class Of ’22 At Two Ceremonies On May 19

LIMG May 9, 2022

Suffolk County Community College will celebrate its Class of 2022 – more than 3,000 graduates in all — at two May 19 ceremonies, the first such gatherings since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the 2020 and 2021 in-person celebrations. Students will gather in the Suffolk Federal Credit Union Arena on the College’s Michael […]

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Suffolk Community College Board Freezes Tuition For Third Consecutive Year

LIMG April 21, 2022

Suffolk County Community College’s Board of Trustees today voted unanimously to freeze tuition at the State University of New York’s largest community college for the third consecutive year, citing the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial strain inflation is putting on students and their families. The Board adopted an operating College budget of […]

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Suffolk Recognized By Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society For Membership Development

LIMG March 28, 2022

Suffolk County Community College has been recognized by the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society (PTK) with a REACH (Recognizing Excellence in Acceptance and Completion with Honors) Reward, the fifth consecutive year the College has been recognized for its ability to enroll eligible students in the prestigious group. Suffolk was among 464 PTK chapters recognized for

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Suffolk’s Cyber Program Granted U.S. National Security Agency Designation

LIMG January 27, 2022

Suffolk County Community College’s Cybersecurity Program has been awardedProgram of Study Validation by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C). The certifying group is managed by the U.S. government’s National Cryptologic School at the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA leads the U.S. Government in cryptology and cyber security. “There

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Suffolk Awarded Highly Competitive Federal Grant To Aid Students With Child Care

LIMG September 27, 2021

Suffolk County Community College’s Kids’ Cottage child care facility on the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood has been awarded a highly competitive Federal four-year Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant of nearly $445,000 to help meet a critical need for high quality, affordable child care for eligible student-parents. “The need for high-quality and

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Suffolk Named Center of Excellence in Cyber Defense by U.S. National Security Agency

LIMG July 14, 2021

Suffolk County Community College’s Cybersecurity Program has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C). The certifying group is managed by the U.S. government’s National Cryptologic School at the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA leads the U.S. Government in

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Dr. Edward Bonahue Appointed President of Suffolk County Community College

LIMG April 27, 2021

State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed Dr. Edward Bonahue as president for Suffolk County Community College. The appointment was announced by the SUNY Board of Trustees and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras. “SUNY Suffolk is the largest community college in our system, serving more than 22,000 students with a high-quality and affordable […]

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Suffolk County Executive Thanks Nursing Students for Vaccination Help

LIMG February 2, 2021

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone recently visited COVID-19 vaccination pod hosted at Suffolk County Community College’s Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood to say thanks to student nursing volunteers who are helping with vaccinations. More than five-dozen Suffolk County Community College nursing students volunteered to assist New York State and Suffolk County with