Westchester Community College has partnered with the Westchester County Department of Health to convert its Physical Education building into a temporary vaccination facility. To protect the health and safety of the community at large, the College has established a process to separate those coming onto campus for the vaccine from…

Westchester Community College will hold a virtual commencement ceremony on Tuesday, December 22 at 6:00PM via Zoom. The commencement speech will be given by Mecca Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement for Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Ms. Mitchell has a distinguished career in serving the…

Westchester Community College has been designated a Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense Education by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Security Agency (NSA). To support the efforts of the Center and create pathways for many students who might not otherwise have such an…

Agreement signed today provides additional opportunities for affordable four-year degrees already utilized by more than 120 WCC-Mercy transfer students per year Westchester County, New York (December 15, 2020) – Westchester Community College (WCC) and Mercy College have signed a new Dual Admissions Pathway Agreement that enables prospective students to apply…

Westchester Community College (WCC) held its annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Giveaway. Over 250 students were provided with free turkeys, side dishes and a $30 gift card to Shoprite. This was the 8th year of the Turkey Giveaway. The number of students served by the Turkey Giveaway has more than doubled…

Westchester Community College (WCC) welcomed 105 students into its first cohort of SUNY Pathways Scholars. The State University of New York (SUNY) Pathways Scholars Award program provides support to high-performing students committed to completing their associate and bachelor’s degrees at SUNY institutions in two and four years, respectively. SUNY Pathways…

Two Westchester Community Summer STEM Research academy students presented their research posters in partnership with two Mercy College students at the 53 Annual MACUB Conference held virtually at St. Francis College on Saturday October 31, 2020. At the MACUB conference, Marisa Rodriquez (WCC) and Bianca Jimenez (Mercy College) were awarded…

Artist and former professor at WCC, Carla Rae Johnson presented her most recent interactive work, Monument to the Future, at a Virtual Artist Talk hosted by the Peekskill Extension Center on October 22, 2020. “What do you do when the house is burning? Make art.” The sculpture was…

October 18, 2020 (Valhalla, NY): Westchester Community College’s Gateway to Entrepreneurship (G2E) Center will host its annual GROW Your Business Conference virtually from 8am-10am on three consecutive Fridays: November 6th, 13th, and 20th. The GROW Conference empowers small business owners throughout Westchester County and will feature a variety of workshops…

Westchester Community College (WCC) has signed a new transfer agreement with Middle Georgia State University (MGA), allowing students who complete their studies at WCC to matriculate into MGA with junior standing. The new transfer agreement covers students who earned their associate’s degree in cybersecurity or…

September 30, 2020 Westchester Community College welcomed a new cohort of 17 students into its Honors College for the fall 2020 semester. This is the fourth entering cohort since the Honors College founding in 2017. These ambitious scholars are pursuing SUNY and NYSDE approved honors-designated degrees in one of two…

September 16, 2020 Dr. Elizabeth Miller has been recognized by the Westchester Community College Foundation for its annual Excellence in Service Award. This Award for Service was presented during WCC’s virtual College Convocation. Dr. Miller has been teaching Sociology in the Social Sciences department since 2014. She is widely praised…

September 16, 2020 Professor Lucrezia Lindia is being recognized by the American Association of Teachers of Italian for her commitment to promoting, advancing, and preserving the study of Italian language, literature, and culture. Lindia is one of two AATI 2020 Distinguished Service Award winners. She is being recognized along with…

August 7, 2020 U.S. Department of Education funds provide greater resources to assist low-income and disabled students WHITE PLAINS, NY – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced $895,585 in federal funds for three local colleges. These competitive, five-year grant funds come from the U.S. Department…

Fox 5 reported on the growing number of students who are deciding to attend their local community college rather than go away to a university. Reasons cited include affordability, safety, and quality education. This segment features Westchester Community College. About Westchester Community College Westchester…

July 7, 2020 Westchester Community College has been selected as a partner by Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation to support students who are looking to enter a traditional trade or other applied learning program. The Metallica Scholars is a major national workforce education initiative that provides direct…

Mark Stollar Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications 75 Grasslands Road Valhalla, NY 10595 914-606-6608 July 2, 2020 Westchester Community College announced today that it will offer most of its Fall 2020 classes remotely. WCC’s re-emergence plans were developed by the college’s Pandemic Response Team with recommendations…

Given the transition to remote learning, the STEM Summer Research Academy was conducted completely online. Students from Westchester Community College and Mercy College were joined together for 4-weeks to conduct research in the following disciplines: Biology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Mathematics and Psychology. There were 22 WCC students and 4…

Westchester Community College Receives Grant to Support Local Workforce Development from Westchester Workforce Funders Collaborative at Westchester Community Foundation Westchester Community College has been selected by the Westchester Workforce Funders Collaborative to receive a $100,000 grant to be used to train future healthcare workers. The grant will enable the college…

In an article “Boost for Job-Seekers in the Wake of the COVID Pandemic”, from the Hudson Independent, Robert Kim­mel writes “Job train­ing plus work ap­pli­ca­tion sup­port, in parts of the County, will be get­ting help­ful spon­sor­ship as the re­sult of two $100,000 grants awarded by the Westch­ester Work­force Fun­ders Col­lab­o­ra­tive,…