Bianca Braun of Shrub Oak, NY became the eleventh student in Westchester Community College history to win the highly competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This scholarship provides selected students with up to $40,000 a year to complete their bachelor’s degrees. Bianca came to WCC in large part…

Dolores Swirin-Yao has been named as Executive Director, Westchester Community College (WCC) Foundation and Vice President, External Affairs. In this role, Ms. Swirin-Yao will help shape and lead WCC Foundation’s strategic vision, working with its Board of Directors, its team and President Belinda Miles to ensure the Foundation’s long-term ability…

(April 8, 2021) Westchester Community College (WCC) began celebrating its 75th anniversary with a Founders Day event today. The event featured a retrospective of the college’s history to date as well as a look forward to the school’s future direction. During…

Westchester Community College (WCC) has been selected as a partner by PepsiCo and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, in a new scholarship and professional mentoring program that will address the issue of minority underrepresentation in…

This week marks the achievement of a significant milestone: 10,000 people received their COVID-19 vaccination at Westchester Community College’s campus in Valhalla. The Westchester County Department of Health has partnered with WCC to utilize its Physical Education building as a temporary vaccination facility. Westchester County residents, including WCC students and…

WHITE PLAINS, NY (March 2021) – Professionals looking to unlock their career potential while adding immediate value to their organization can benefit from a nationally recognized training program now being offered by the Professional Development Center at Westchester Community College. The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is a combination…

Westchester Community College Signs Transfer Agreement With Sarah Lawrence College For Students Pursuing Degrees In Education Westchester Community College (WCC) has signed a new transfer agreement with Sarah Lawrence College (SLC)for students who have earned either an Associate’s in Science (AS) degree in Childhood Education or an Associate’s in Applied…

Valhalla, NY – Today, Westchester Community College is one of over 231 campuses in 37 states and the District of Columbia designated as a “Voter Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education,…

Westchester Community College has received an overall Campus Pride Score of four out of five stars in the most recent ratings of the Campus Pride Index, the second highest score of any community college in the U.S. WCC scored a perfect five stars for LGBTQIA+ Campus Safety and 4.5 stars for…

The Foundation awards over $2 million to WCC students annually The Westchester Community College Foundation announced the addition of five new board members to the not-for-profit organization that has been supporting the institution and its students for over five decades. The new board members include Dr. Amy Ansehl, Associate Dean,…

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…