{ Cross Registration }
Niagara County Community College participates in a Western New York Consortium Agreement whereby full-time, matriculated students may cross register for one course, without cost, at a private or public, two-year or four-year college which is a member of the consortium. You are eligible for this program only if you are a full-time student currently enrolled in a degree program at your “home” institution. Currently there are 19 colleges and universities in Western New York that participate in the consortium, including Erie Community College, Genesee Community College, Jamestown Community College, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo State College, Niagara University and Canisius College. Each participating institution may make its own policy regarding admittance of a cross registered student, so please check the policy of the institution you will be cross registering with. Cross registration at NCCC is dependent on seat availability, and is permitted only during the open registration sessions held just prior to the start of a semester. Forms are available at the Registration and Records Office in the Ernest Notar Administration Building.
{ Attending as a Non-Matriculated Student }
Any individual may take courses at the college as a non-matriculated student. Non-matriculated students are not required to have graduated from high school or possess a high school equivalency diploma. Students may enter on a non-matriculated basis if they are not prepared to matriculate. If you would like to take a course contact, the Registration and Records Office to enroll.
Non-matriculated students are required to pass college placement tests before enrolling in courses which require the tests as a prerequisite.
Non-matriculated students are not eligible for financial aid.
{ Military Opportunities }
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
NCCC, in conjunction with Niagara University, offers qualified students the opportunity to enroll in the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Program or to take the introductory courses in military science conducted by the members of the Department of Military Science at Niagara University. The department offers a program leading to a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Active Army, Army Reserve, or National Guard.
Service Members Opportunity Colleges (SOC)
NCCC is an institutional member of Service members Opportunity Colleges, a group of over 400 colleges and universities providing voluntary post-secondary education to members of the military throughout the world. As a SOC member, NCCC recognizes the unique nature of the military lifestyle and has committed itself to easing the transfer of relevant course credits, providing flexible academic residency requirements, and crediting learning from appropriate military training and experiences.
SOC has been developed jointly by educational representatives of each of the Armed Services, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and a consortium of thirteen leading national higher education associations; it is sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).