March 23, 2016 was a typical end-of-winter, start-of-spring day in Central New York. The temperature hovered around 40 degrees. At times it was overcast with a rare appearance by the sun, and at times it rained lightly. What might have seemed extremely gloomy to locals was anything but that to…
Bill Bonnell '83 can finally exhale. The college football season, which began in August and took him to a different high-profile stadium every week for several months, finally ended on the night of January 9th with the national championship game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. "We had a great…
Chalea Jones can't wait for Saturday, May 15 to arrive. That's the day when she'll receive her Accounting degree from Onondaga Community College. It took her 16 years to get from her high school graduation to her college commencement. She's ready to savor the moment and set an example for her…
DeJuan Tigner Jr.,'s dreams came true at Onondaga Community College. He grew up watching a family member serve as a parole officer and it inspired him to pursue a career in law enforcement.
After he graduated from the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central, he came to OCC and…
Allison Wilcox is taking advantage of a life-changing opportunity. She's among the first group of students in Onondaga Community College's new Micron-related Electromechanical Technology degree program. "It's really exciting to be part of this. When I tell people what I'm majoring in and that I…
Patrice Samuels knew Onondaga Community College was the place for her when she came to Open House in October 2017 and met Nursing Department Chair Leanne Waterman. "What she said literally grabbed me from my seat and I knew this is where I wanted to go. She understood each one of us had the…
When newly elected Onondaga County Legislator Maurice "Mo" Brown '17 wanted to bring his supporters together for a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony, there was only once place where he wanted the event to be held. "OCC is my home. It's the reason I originally came to Syracuse, and it's the reason…
Two years ago Katelyn Karleski had a difficult decision to make. She was a senior at Westhill High School where she was an outstanding student and a three-sport athlete (soccer, basketball, lacrosse). She had been accepted academically at both Le Moyne College and SUNY Cortland but neither…
Onondaga Community College's "Snacks for Students" event needs your support to be a big success, and now a "mystery person" is raising the bar. An anonymous donor is promising to match anyone's gift up to $500! All money raised this week will go toward providing students with snacks next week.…
The rapidly rising cost of tuition at some colleges and the suffocating debt which accompanies it is one of the hot topics in our country. It's a topic Laura Frateschi hasn't had to concern herself with thanks to the OCC Advantage program. "At a young age I didn't have a huge understanding of…
It's easy to see Moise Laub's polished appearance, hear about his recent acceptance into a top-ranked graduate school program, and not realize what it took for him to get to this point. "Without OCC I wouldn't have the confidence and the experience I have. I know I wouldn't have these chances…