{ Academic Catalog 2009-10 }
A Message from the College
Welcome to Niagara County Community College—we’ve been waiting for you!
This catalog provides descriptions of our programs and services and specific directions for your enrollment process. However, words on a page can’t adequately describe the intangible benefits that add to the reasons why NCCC is truly the smart place to start!
NCCC has one focus – you! When you succeed, we succeed as a college and the community improves. A Niagara County Community College education opens the door to opportunities in the workforce or easy transfer to four-year schools.
We provide outstanding faculty teaching in classrooms equipped with up-to-date technology.
With a student to teacher ratio of approximately 17 to 1, you can expect personalized attention. A recent endowment ensures that our library includes the latest instructional materials and technology to enhance your research.
The college experience extends beyond the traditional classroom, so we continually look for ways to improve the extra-curricular activities and support services offered to students. Diverse accurately describes our student body and therefore our clubs and organizations. We have invested more than $2 million in our health and recreational facilities, and our on-campus student housing suites opened last summer. Just a few years ago we completed a major renovation of our administration building to provide a one-stop location for
all enrollment services and we realigned staff functions for better service.
We provide all of this at a cost designed to allow access to higher education even for those who thought it would be impossible. Explore our college through this catalog, our website and a personal visit to the campus to discover all the ways in which NCCC can benefit you.
Stop in and visit—we’ve been waiting for you!
Dr. James P. Klyczek
President
About the 2009-10 NCCC Catalog
The information presented in this catalog is intended to assist the student by providing estimates, approximations and projections of programs and facilities available at the college.
Since the nature of an educational enterprise depends so much upon individual circumstances and unforeseeable factors, the College shall reserve the right to change regulations or catalog contents at any time, alter or abolish programs, courses, or other terms as necessary, and hence makes no warranty, representation or contractual commitment as to any information contained herein.
Any estimates as to educational or living expenses, financial aid availability, educational quality or result, program content, or retention rates are intended to be approximations helpful to the student and thus constitute no institutional guarantee. As this is a one-year catalog, students, particularly those applying during the 2009-10 year, should request up-to-date information from the Office of Admissions at (716) 614-6200.
No officer or employee of the college has any authority to make statements inconsistent with the contents of the catalog or to make comments exceeding those stated herein.
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Statement of Policy
The Board of Trustees of Niagara County Community College adopted an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity policy in recognition of the college’s commitment to ensuring equal employment and educational opportunity for all persons regardless of race, ethnicity, religion,
age, marital status, sex, veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation or disability. The college is committed in practice to be non-discriminatory and to take remedial steps to correct inequities which exist.
The president, as chief executive officer, affirms this policy and will take appropriate action when the intent of state and federal policies and law, and Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Regulations have been willfully or habitually abrogated at Niagara County Community College.
Inquiries regarding questions on application of a compliance with state and federal policies and law may be directed to the Affirmative Action Officer.
Policy of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Disability
Niagara County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the
admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities.
The College's Affirmative Action Officer and Disabilities Coordinator coordinate compliance with the non-discrimination requirements contained in section 35.107 of the Department of Justice regulations.
Information concerning the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the rights provided thereunder, is available from the ADA Coordinator/Affirmative Action Officer.
Campus Security
NCCC complies with federal and state laws and regulations. Annual security reports are available at the Campus Security Office. They can also be found on the following institutional website: www.niagaracc.suny.edu/security. In addition, our crime statistics have been published by the US Dept of Education Office of Postsecondary Education web site at: www.ope.ed.gov/security.
Write or Call:
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, N.Y. 14132
(716) 614-6222
Fax (716) 614-6700
NCCC is an AA/EEO SUNY Institution