Onondaga Community College student Damon Gilstrap will receive two major awards from SUNY this month. He's one of a very select group who will receive the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence, given annually to students in the Educational Opportunity Program who exceed…
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) of Greater Syracuse presented a check for $45,000 to the OCC Foundation. The endowment award will benefit Onondaga Community College students pursuing a career in a supply chain-related field. Each year beginning in the fall 2021 semester, a returning…
The OCC Foundation is Lazer-focused on supporting students. That's why on Monday, April 15 the College will begin a "Week of Giving" fundraiser. Because 85% of OCC graduates live and work within 25 miles of the campus, when you support students you are also ensuring a vibrant future for our…
Onondaga Community College's 17 Athletics teams have won 16 national championships. That sustained excellence would not be possible without tremendous support from the community.
As part of an ongoing effort to support Lazers Student-Athletes of today and tomorrow, the OCC Athletics…
Low-income student-parents who depend on child care while attending OCC received much needed support from Washington earlier this year when Congress increased the amount of funding to the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program by more than 230 percent, from approximately $15…
When you support students through the OCC Foundation, you support students like Giuliana Portolesi. She came to Onondaga Community College with the dream of earning her first college degree and a Division I scholarship to play goalie in Women's Lacrosse.
Portolesi is this year's…
The OCC Foundation is conducting a year-end appeal, raising money for student success. Current Onondaga Community College students who are benefitting from your support include:
Eric Shear
Eric (pictured below) is a Broadcast Media Communications major who has compiled an impressive…OCC continued to reinforce its role as "The Community's College" by giving back during the pandemic. OCC's Council on Diversity & Inclusion delivered much-needed supplies to community-based organizations including face masks, hand sanitizer, and gloves. The project was led by Spanish…