Erie Community College
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| Established | 1946 |
| Type | Community college |
| President | Jack Quinn |
| Academic staff | 519 (Buffalo campus),[1] 607 (North campus),[2] 400 (South campus)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 14,328[4] |
| Location |  Williamsville, NY, US42°57′34″N 78°43′18″W / 42.95932°N 78.721536°WCoordinates: 42°57′34″N 78°43′18″W / 42.95932°N 78.721536°W |
| Campus | Suburban 120 acres (0.49 km2) |
| Former names | New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences at Buffalo Erie County Technical Institute |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Sports | Football, bowling |
| Nickname | Kats |
| Affiliations | National Junior College Athletic Association, Region III, Western New York Athletic Conference |
| Website | www.ecc.edu |
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Erie Community College is a two-year community college that is part of the 64-campus SUNY system. It is the fourth-largest community college in New York State.[citation needed]
ECC serves Erie County and the surrounding communities of western New York. The college currently enrolls more than 13,000 students.[citation needed]
The college has three campuses, located in Buffalo, Williamsville, and Orchard Park. ECC offers more than 90 associate degree and certificate programs, non-credit courses and training programs. The current president of ECC is former Congressman Jack Quinn, who was appointed in April 2008.
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[edit] History
The college began as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences at Buffalo in 1946. A few years after it joined the State University system in 1948, it became Erie County Technical Institute in 1953. In 1960 the college moved to its North Campus location in Williamsville. In 1968 the name was changed to its present designation. The City Campus in Buffalo opened in 1971, and the South Campus in Orchard Park opened in 1974.
[edit] Academics
In March 2011, ECC announced a partnership with whereby ECC Criminal Justice graduates may pursue a Cazenovia Baccalaureate degree in Criminal Justice and Homeland Security on the grounds of ECC, North Campus. The program takes approximately three years to complete.
[edit] Athletics
The ECC athletic teams (14 varsity sports) are called the Kats. As a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region III Division and the Western New York Athletic Conference, ECC teams compete against two-year and four-year institutions throughout the Northeast.
In 2010, President Jack Quinn announced he was cutting eight sports in a controversial move. The eight sports included all of the track and cross country sports and men's and women's golf.[citation needed]
The cut to the athletic department was considered controversial due to the fact that the eight sports cut saved the school approximately $50,000 a year, compared to the $250,000 a season spent the on the football team.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable Alumni
[edit] References
- ^ "Erie Community College College (Buffalo Campus) Profile". http://www.petersons.com. Lawrenceville, New Jersey: Peterson's. 2010. http://www.petersons.com/collegeprofiles/Profile.aspx?inunid=6273. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Erie Community College College (North Campus) Profile". http://www.petersons.com. Lawrenceville, New Jersey: Peterson's. 2010. http://www.petersons.com/collegeprofiles/Profile.aspx?inunid=6274. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Erie Community College College (South Campus) Profile". http://www.petersons.com. Lawrenceville, New Jersey: Peterson's. 2010. http://www.petersons.com/collegeprofiles/Profile.aspx?inunid=6275. Retrieved 2010-04-09.[dead link]
- ^ "Fall 2009 enrollment increases 8 percent". News Archives. Williamsville, New York: Erie Community College. 2009-09-18. http://eccweb1.ecc.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=805. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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