| Hudson Valley Community College serves approximately 12,000
students each semester, and employs more than 600 full- and
part-time faculty members. Currently the second-largest institution
of higher learning in the Capital Region of New York State, Hudson
Valley Community College offers more than 60 degree and certificate
programs through its four schools: Business; Engineering &
Industrial Technologies; Health Sciences; and Liberal Arts and
Sciences. Although 80 percent of Hudson Valley's students come from
the immediate Capital Region, the rest come from every county of
New York State and many other states and foreign countries. The
college ranks 60th (as of the 2002-03 academic year) nationally in
the number of associate degrees awarded annually, and has nearly
60,000 graduates. Founded in 1953, the college is sponsored by
Rensselaer County and is part of the State University of New York
system. The college is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees,
which is appointed by the Governor (4), the Rensselaer County
Legislature (5), and elected from among the student body (1). The
college is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education and is
a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
All of Hudson Valley's programs are registered and approved by the
New York State Department of Education. In addition, several of the
academic programs are accredited by specialized national
professional accrediting associations, such as the National League
for Nursing, the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology. The college's Associate in Applied Science (AAS) and
Associate in Occupational Studies (AOS) programs lead to immediate
employment in industry, business, government and health agencies.
The college's Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS)
programs lead to transfer of students to four-year colleges and
universities. In addition, the college sponsors a number of
certificate programs that prepare students for selected
occupational specialties. The college, through its Workforce
Development Institute, coordinates customized training for many
area businesses and government agencies. The Office of Continuing
Education and Summer Sessions offers credit-bearing courses at
convenient times and places, while the Office of Community and
Professional Education offers a wide variety of non-credit and
short-term courses that serve a wide range of community and
professional needs and interests. More than 10,000 individuals
benefit each year from the college's off-campus programs. The
campus provides extensive, state-of-the-art facilities to support
its academic programs, including the Bulmer Telecommunications
Center, which encompasses the latest innovations in multi-media
presentation, video teleconferencing, distance learning, and
instructional technology, and the McDonough Sports Complex, a
126,000-square-foot recreational facility that contains a field
house and the ice rink. As a comprehensive, full-service community
college, Hudson Valley is committed to meeting the educational and
training needs of diverse constituencies. Ninety-four percent of
Hudson Valley graduates find immediate employment in their field or
successfully transfer directly to a four-year institution following
graduation. The college's academic programs are designed to be
consistent with those offered by other two-year institutions within
the SUNY system, and they are designed to promote compatibility and
transferability to four-year institutions. The college maintains
joint admission and transfer agreements with dozens of four-year
colleges and universities. Hudson Valley Community College offers
many distinctive programs, including vocational apprenticeship
programs and many unique health science programs. For example,
Hudson Valley's dental hygiene program is the only program of its
kind within an approximate 150-mile radius. The college provides
distinctive student support services to ensure success, including
the Collegiate Academic Support Program, the Learning Assistance
Center, the Educational Opportunity Program, the Minority
Orientation Program, the Disability Resource Center, the Peer
Tutoring Program, the Smart Start Program, and the Viking Day Care
Center. Services are available to all students, whether they attend
full- or part-time, or in the day or evening. This information is
wholly from: https://www.hvcc.edu/about/index.html. |