Jefferson Community College (New York)

For other institutions of the same name, see Jefferson Community College.

Jefferson Community College
Established	1961
Type	Community college
President	Carole A. McCoy
Academic staff	191
Undergraduates	3,700
Location	Watertown, NY, US 43.98843°N 75.938959°W / 43.98843; -75.938959
Campus	Suburban 90 acres (0.36 km2)
Colors	Cranberry and white
Nickname	Cannoneers
Affiliations	National Junior College Athletic Association, Region III, Mid-State Athletic Conference
Website	www.sunyjefferson.edu

Jefferson Community College, a two-year college located in Watertown, New York, was chartered in 1961 and was initially accredited in 1969. It is one of the 30 community colleges that make up the State University of New York (SUNY) system.

Students

The enrollment numbers have been increasing over the years. There are many reasons for this:

• Ease of admission
• Location, near Fort Drum:1220 Coffeen Street Watertown, New York 13601
• The cost of tution
• The flexibility of courses

and many others

The number of students has come to 3,417, in the fall of 2011, that combines both full-time and part-time students. The student body is a combination of a variety of people; younger, older, different races, military men and women, and parents.

Tuition

A New York State resident has a tution of $3,648 per year. For the non-resident it bumps up to $5,808 per year.

Financial Aid

• There are more than 190 scholarships available, including the Jefferson-Can scholarship which will pay the student's first full year of tutition if they graduated in the top 15% of their high school class in Jefferson or Lewis county.
• It is common for students to receive financial aid at this school; about 85% of the students receive some sort of financial aid. [2]

Programs

Jefferson offers 14 A.A.S. career curricula, 12 transfer A.A. or A.S. curricula and 6 certificate programs. Six of these programs are available entirely online.

See: complete list of programs

In the past few years Suny Jefferson has been able to offer degree programs from other colleges while staying at the JCC Campus. This is called the Higher Education program. They have joint programs with State University of New York at Potsdam, Keuka College, Empire State College, Upstate Medical University, and Paul Smith's College.

Campus

The campus consists of eight permanent buildings, including:

• The Samuel Guthrie Building
• The John Foster Dulles Building
• The Melvil Dewey Library Building
• The James McVean College Center Building
• The Robert Lansing Administration Building
• The John T. Henderson Child Care Center
• The Jules Center

There are five instructional computer classrooms and one computer resource center. Jefferson offers a baseball diamond, soccer/lacrosse fields, lighted tennis and basketball courts, and a walking/running trail.

•Sports and Clubs Physical education is something that is still part of the Suny Curriculm. IT's required for students to have some many credits in physical education. So apart from the various phys. ed. classes offered at the school you can also take part in a sports to team to fulfill this requirement. Here is a list of the sports teams:

• Soccer (Men's/Women's)
• Basketball (Men's/Women's)
• Volleyball (Women's)
• Golf (Men's/Women's)
• Baseball (Men's)
• Softball (Women's)
• Lacrosse (Men's/Women's)

Clubs are often created to make up for some for some of the sports that are not teams, such as cheerleading and football.

In addition to the sports that Jefferson Community College provides, the college also has many clubs that students may join. JCC provides clubs for most sports such as : •Far Out Club (Fitness and Recreation Outing Club) •Dance Club •Ping Pong Club

 Clubs that relate to degrees that are available at JCC include:

•Business Club •Criminal Justice Club •Early Childhood Club •Emergency Medical Services (EMS Club) •Human Services Club

For complete listings of clubs provided at Jefferson Community College visit www.sunyjefferson.edu

Campus Life

Although this is only a two year college the students and staff try to make it feel more like a regular four year college, including all the activities that go on campus. The student activities board try to get a musical show every semester, one in the fall and one in the spring. In the recent year they have gotten Theory of a Deadman, Saving Abel, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus to perform. They also have many comedians and smaller musicians come to perform in the student lounge. At the end of the first week in the fall they have a Fall Fest,to welcome the students back, which usually includes performers, free food, free activities. In the springtime there is the Spring Fiesta which is similar.

Housing

Since this is only a community school for two years there is no dorms, there are apartments close by to possibly help the students with housing issues.

Services

This school is more than willing to aid their students in anyway. Each student has an advisor that will; help them choose the right classes they need, help with any financial aid issues, and any other issues revolving their education that may come up. When enrolled in the school the students are given access to Blackboard Learning Management System, which they can log in to find their grades, campus activities and their school email. There is a health clinic located on campus, along with personal/psychological counseling to help out the students. As far as parents with little children that is what the John T. Henderson Child Care Center is for. Child care is available in the fall and spring semesters, for children from 21 months to five years. [3]

External links

• Official website