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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECOGNIZED BY THE COLLEGE BOARD FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAM
The College Board has recognized a Westchester Community College student success program for its innovative nature. The college has been awarded a CollegeKeys Compact 2010 Innovation Award. This awards program was established to recognize institutions and agencies leading the charge to make college access and success a reality for all students, including those from low-income backgrounds.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS AN AMERICAN IDOL CONCERT CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF MOTOWN ON OCTOBER 2
Westchester Community College presents Celebrate Motown! featuring American Idol stars on Saturday, October 2, at 8:00 p.m. in the Academic Arts Theatre on the Valhalla campus.
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GREAT BOOKS FORUM SERIES BEGINS IN OCTOBER
Westchester Community College is offering the opportunity to encounter classic and modern literature with its Great Books Forum Series beginning in October.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS ENSEMBLE ESPANOL SPANISH DANCE THEATER ON OCTOBER 23
Westchester Community College presents Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater on Saturday, October 23, at 8:00 pm in the Academic Arts Theatre in Valhalla.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS MACBETH ON OCTOBER 9
Westchester Community College presents Macbeth performed by the American Shakespeare Center on Saturday, October 9 at 8:00 p.m. in the Academic Arts Theatre on the Valhalla Campus. Macbeth is one of the most famous works by William Shakespeare.
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CVS Caremark donated $50,000 for the new laboratory for Westchester Community College’s new pharmacy technician program at the EOC to train underserved adults in this booming field
Members of the media attended a ribbon cutting as Westchester Community College and CVS Caremark officially opened a Pharmacy Practice Laboratory for the school’s new pharmacy technician program at the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) for underserved adults.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHILDREN’S CENTER RECEIVES ACCREDITATION
Westchester Community College’s children’s center facility has again received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Virginia Marx Children’s Center on the Valhalla campus met the Early Childhood Program standards of this organization.
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There's Always Something Happening Here

The Smart Arts Cultural Events Calendar
Discover Smart Arts, award-winning classic and foreign films, resident and visiting dance companies, visiting poets and writers, symphonic concerts, world music matinees, multicultural series, family-fare theater, fine arts showings, and lectures on the cultural and the current. For a detailed look at the Smart Arts schedule go to Smart Arts Cultural Events. For a printed schedule, call the Cultural Affairs Office, 914-606-6262.

Professional Development Center
Hundreds of companies, from small businesses to Westchester's largest corporations, have received excellent training through Westchester Community College's Professional Development Center. Customized training is just one way Westchester Community College helps to improve the local economy. Westchester Community College's overall economic impact on the County is tremendous - estimated at $84 million annually.

Distance Learning
Imagine a way that students can study and take classes at any time and from any place --That's the promise of Distance Learning at Westchester Community College.