Concept

Nassau Community College

Résumé

Nassau Community College (NCC) is a public community college in Uniondale, New York. It was founded in 1959 and is part of the State University of New York. Nassau Community College was created as part of the State University of New York (SUNY) in 1959. When the college opened, on February 1, 1960, it had 632 students, and classes were held in an old courthouse. When Mitchel Air Force Base closed, the college obtained substantial property, including buildings to develop its new campus, on what is now known as Mitchel Field. (The government still retains some housing and other facilities in the vicinity of the Nassau campus.) Nassau Community College annually awards the largest number of associate degrees in the state of New York and the third largest number of associate degrees for a single campus two-year public colleges in the United States. The strongest programs at Nassau Community College are music, mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, civil engineering technology, electrical engineering technology, sound recording, and nursing. NCC offers Associate of Arts degrees in liberal arts, focused on humanities and social sciences, specialized Associate of Arts and Associate of Science transfer degrees, and Associate of Arts and Science degrees and certificate programs designed to serve immediate employment goals of students. The college operates an astronomical observatory for its students. Bruce Arena, professional soccer manager Arjun Atwal, professional golfer Brian Baldinger, radio and TV pundit Phil Baroni, professional mixed martial artist Rich Borresen, professional football player Steve Buscemi, actor Billy Crystal, comedian Luke Cummo, professional mixed martial artist Patrick Day, professional boxer Tim Dillon, comedian Rasul Douglas, professional football player Jay Hieron, wrestler, mixed martial artist Al Iaquinta, wrestler; professional mixed martial artist Steve Israel, United States congressman Jesse Lacey, musician Josh Lafazan, Nassau County legislator Ryan LaFlare, wrestler; professional mixed martial artist Shep Messing, Olympic soccer player and broadcaster Lou Michel, author and journalist Rod Morgenstein, drummer John Moschitta, Jr.

Source officielle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassau_Community_College

À propos de ce résultat

Cette page est générée automatiquement et peut contenir des informations qui ne sont pas correctes, complètes, à jour ou pertinentes par rapport à votre recherche. Il en va de même pour toutes les autres pages de ce site. Veillez à vérifier les informations auprès des sources officielles de l'EPFL.