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,…

Building Minds, Building Futures. Check out our 2020 State of the College & Foundation Annual Report. This publication contains highlights from the President’s annual State of the College Address—financial information, community influence & demographics.

May 25, 2020 Westchester Community College held its 41st Annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony, honoring 28 graduates of its Nursing A.A.S. Program. Over 90 attendees gathered online to view the long-standing tradition of initiating new nurses with the symbolic pinning ceremony. “Our Nursing graduates are ready to take their…

May 11, 2020 Westchester Community College’s Student Government Association and Department of Student Involvement held its 72nd Annual Student Leader Recognition Ceremony remotely. Over 60 attendees viewed the presentation of the numerous awards. The award recipients are: Maajeek Flores – Vera Delgrosso Award presented to a student who…

May 4, 2020 BELINDA MILES, PRESIDENT OF WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NAMED TO GOVERNOR CUOMO’S TASK FORCE ON REOPENING THE NYS ECONOMY Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Dr. Belinda Miles, President of Westchester Community College, to his newly-formed NY Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board. The advisory board, chaired by Former Secretaries to the…

The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence honors State University of New York students who have best demonstrated their integration of academic excellence with other aspects of their lives, which may include leadership, campus involvement, athletics, career achievement, community service, or creative and performing arts. Congratulations to our students being honored…

In February 2020 we honored Black History Month with over 20 events. Here are some photo highlights from a selection of the events. Click here to see the photo gallery About Westchester Community College Westchester Community College provides over 31,000 full-time and part-time students…

(last updated 3/17/2020) About Westchester Community College Westchester Community College provides over 31,000 full-time and part-time students with an education taught by award-winning faculty at one of the most affordable tuition rates in New York State. WCC offers more than…

MARCH THROUGH JUNE Join the conversation as the Westchester Community College Celebrity Salon Series connects its supporters with leading professionals from the worlds of art, publishing, sports, history, food, wine, and politics. As the first series of its kind in Westchester County, these events continue to attract top names who…

Pieter Estersohn Hudson Valley Estates of the Livingston Family Date: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Time: 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. For registration information please email [email protected] or call 914-606-7300. This is the first lecture of the 2020 three-part Historic Preservation speaker series on the architectural history of…

The Exploring Transfer summer program at Vassar College is offering a limited number of full scholarships to eligible students from Westchester Community College for Summer 2020. The purpose of the program is to encourage community college students to experience a private four year college, take a rigorous course load and…