Buffy Quinn's professional life in both the private and public sector has been centered around her love of map making, and now she's sharing her passion on a national stage. Quinn is known on the Onondaga Community College campus as Assistant Dean of Natural & Applied Sciences. On July 1 she…
The Biden Administration wants to bring more manufacturing back into the United States in an effort to create employment opportunities here at home with outstanding salaries, and make the nation less vulnerable to global events which cause unexpected shocks, such as Covid. With that overarching…
They've done it again!
Onondaga Community College’s chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is ranked third in the world! This is the fourth year in a row OCC's chapter, named Alpha Sigma Zeta, is ranked in the top ten out of nearly 1,300 international chapters. “We’…
When Laurie Halse Anderson was 10 years old she had a Wonder Woman poster on the closet door of her bedroom. Today the Onondaga Community College Alumna and New York Times Bestselling Author's latest book is making its worldwide debut. Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed is a 208 page graphic novel…
Austin Schouten remembers the first time he heard about the P-TECH program like it was yesterday. "I was in 8th grade. We had a meeting in the Atrium area at our school with P-TECH people. I thought it was amazing because I always wanted to do something with drafting or electronics. It was the…
The P-TECH program has given Christian McKay a head start on his career. He's already working as a Mechanical Technician at Carrier while attending Onondaga Community College. "I was always interested in technology. I thought this would be a great pathway to start and get into the field. Now I'm…
In less than three months, Cooper Dawson will earn his associate degree in Mechanical Technology and walk into a full time job at Novelis, an aluminum mill in Oswego. "I'm super excited. It feels really good. A year ago I had no idea…