Rockland Community College

Rockland Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Parent institution
State University of New York
Officer in charge
Beth A. Coyle
ProvostVictoria Ukachukwu
Academic staff
525[1]
Undergraduates6,859[1][2]
Location, ,
United States
Campus175 acres (0.71 km2)
ColorsKillarney, Gunsmoke, Cream Can, Tangerine & White
         
NicknameFighting Hawks
AffiliationsState University of New York
MascotRocky the Hawk
Websitewww.sunyrockland.edu

Rockland Community College (RCC) is a public community college in Rockland County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college, established in 1959, became the 18th community college to join the SUNY system. The college offers 51 programs and offers associate degrees and certificates. Additionally, students can earn other degrees, including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in the arts and sciences, Doctoral Program in Executive Leadership (EdD), technology, and health professions while attending classes at Rockland through articulation programs with four-year schools. The current enrollment is 6,859 students.

The main campus is in Suffern, New York, but classes are also offered at an extension sites in Haverstraw, Nyack and Orangeburg. The Spring Valley satellite campus, sold for $4.2 million, has been discontinued. It was located in the historic North Main Street School.[3] Instructions were discontinued at the Haverstraw Extension Center in 2020.

The college has more than 525 full and part-time faculty members, including several Fulbright Scholars,[4] SUNY Chancellor's Award winners, and published authors and artists. The faculty-student ratio is 22:1. Rockland has the third highest transfer rate in the SUNY system and has a Continuing Education programs which served about 3,500 each year.

  1. ^ a b About the College page, RCC website, www.sunyrockland.edu
  2. ^ "SUNY Fast Facts". State University of New York (SUNY).
  3. ^ Nancy Goblet and William E. Krattinger (July 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: North Main Street School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  4. ^ The College - Why Rockland Community College