Welcome Center
About the Welcome Center
The College’s Welcome Center provides a dynamic first point of entry to the campus, where prospective and current students and visitors can learn how to access college facilities and programs.
The Welcome Center serves as the College’s information hub for general phone inquiries and also as the MyWCC Student Helpdesk, the first point of contact for students’ questions regarding the online registration portal.
Housed in the College’s Gateway Center, the Welcome Center also offers regularly scheduled U.S. Citizenship Exam Preparation classes.
Contact Information
Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fridays from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. during Summer
Phone: (914) 606-6600 (press ‘0’) or (914) 606-5600.
Inquiries for the MyWCC Student Helpdesk can also be emailed to [email protected]
Upcoming Schedule of Citizenship Classes
Preparacion Para El Examen De Ciudadania
Schedule:
6 Thursdays, September 26th – October 31st: 9:15 am – 12:15 pm
The Gateway Center, Room 110
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla, NY 10595
Cost:
FREE (plus $10.50 registration fee)
All class materials included.
To Register:
Call Eileen McKee, Welcome Center Director, at (914)606-5626. Registration must be done in advance.
Designed for speakers of English as a Second Language whose English is at least a high-beginning level (ELI Level 3+). Students will learn about American history and government as they prepare for the civics portion of the U.S. Citizenship exam. Additionally, students will practice their English language skills as they prepare for the reading, writing, and speaking portions of the exam. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the structure of the Citizenship interview, and will be more prepared for the civics and English portions of the exam.
Fechas:
seis jueves, 26 de septiembre – 31 de octubre, 9:15 am – 12:15 pm
Lugar:
The Gateway Center, Room 110
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla, NY 10595
Costo:
gratuito (más $10.50 la cuota de inscripción)
Incluye todos los materiales para la clase.
Para Registrarse:
Llamar Eileen McKee, Directora de centro de bienvenida (The Welcome Center), a (914)606-5626. Registro debe hacerse por adelantado.
Diseñado para personas cuyo inglés es su segundo idioma. Los estudiantes aprenderán sobre la historia y el gobierno americano mientras se preparan para la porción cívica del examen de ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos. Además, mientras los estudiantes se preparan para las partes del examen de lectura, escritura, y oral, practicarán sus conocimientos de inglés. Al final del curso, los estudiantes estarán familiarizados con la estructura de la entrevista de ciudadanía y estarán más preparados para la porción del examen cívico y del inglés.
Welcome to the Gateway Center at SUNY Westchester Community College
The Gateway Center was conceived as an educational venue that would have a positive impact on Westchester County’s community and businesses. Its many services and programs interrelate resulting in innovative activities to help promote workforce development and improve the lives of the thousands of students that come to Westchester Community College yearly. A 70,000 square foot structure, this landmark houses business, language, volunteers and international student programs. The new building includes state-of-the-art labs, classrooms and an auditorium that accommodates 175 people. Its café is a vibrant hub where students meet with friends and/or faculty in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.
For more than five decades, as Westchester County has evolved, so has Westchester Community College. Nowhere is this more evident than in our attention to the shifting demographics of Westchester. To maintain a thriving economy and quality of life for all its residents, Westchester County needs to respond to the changes we will face in the coming years.
- A rapid increase in newcomers to the United States
- Increased number of high school graduates who need higher education for economic success
- An aging population and imminent retirement of much of current workforce
Our future depends on an economy driven by a viable, capable workforce. Younger and foreign-born workers must be prepared to assume responsible positions in business and develop the professional careers that will enable us to move forward in the 21st century. The College must have the resources and space necessary to meet the challenge of providing innovative and effective education for tomorrow’s workforce.
The Gateway Center provides critically needed space for college programs to help accommodate the increased demand from high school graduates. More than one in ten Westchester high school graduates chooses Westchester Community College as their first venture into higher education. Academic programs in The Gateway Center include Modern Languages and the Business Center. With technology-based ‘smart classrooms,’ students gain essential skills for the technologically sophisticated workplace. Programs are offered that teach students how to develop successful entrepreneurial endeavors.
The Gateway Center brings together programs and resources to create a center for dynamic exchange. Synergy among Gateway departments reflects trends of corporate globalization – the Business Department, Modern Languages, English Language Institute, and Professional Development Center are all part of The Gateway Center.
The Gateway Center programs helps to bridge language and cultural differences for companies doing business worldwide. The Professional Development Center provides language programs for local corporations and healthcare facilities. The Center serves as a hub for hosting educational forums and sharing information with other educational institutions, organizations and individuals throughout the community.
The Center houses programs to enable new Americans to advance in their careers and participate more fully in the community. Gateway programs include language and cultural exchange, specialized job and career development, entrepreneurship, U.S. citizenship, and cultural skills for the corporate environment. Language programs are infused with content-based curricular material.
The Gateway Center is a dynamic force in addressing the most critical challenges facing our community, building the programs that will bring the world to Westchester for education.
The Gateway Center is one of the county’s most dramatic structures. Gateway was designed by the internationally-renowned architectural firm Ennead Architects (formerly Polshek Partnership), the same architects who designed the Clinton Library in Little Rock.
The Gateway Center recently received LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification; becoming the first Westchester County-owned LEED certified building. Ecology and sustainability were central to the design, from the building’s overall siting and massing strategies to the integration of energy efficient systems and selection of materials. FCopy or generations to come, this building is intended to serve the College as a vital center of scholarship and opportunity.
For tours highlighting the green aspects of the building contact, Eileen McKee, Director of the Welcome Center at 914-606-5626.