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Learning Resource Center Unveiled in Brentwood
This past fall, Suffolk County Community College opened its new $30 million, nearly 75,000-square-foot Learning Resource Center (LRC) on the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood. It includes a lecture hall, computer classrooms, writing and reading centers, tutoring rooms, glass-enclosed group study rooms, an outdoor roof garden and a green roof...
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Go From High School to Nursing School in a Heartbeat: Suffolk-Stony Brook Nursing First Partnership
By Drew Fawcett
At $2.8 trillion, the healthcare industry in the United States is so large that it’s practically an economy in itself — and it’s only poised for more growth. In fact, seven of the 10 fastest growing careers are in healthcare, with registered nurses in high demand. The United States Department of Labor projects the addition of about 440,000 new job openings for RNs...
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Auto Technology: Get Your Motor Running
Suffolk President Dr. Shaun L. McKay has seen the Automotive Technology Program continue to earn recognition.
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Manufacturing Technology: Clean. Contemporary. Computerized
We live in the era of Advanced Manufacturing, where workers with a high level of technical skills are needed to run and maintain complex machines, robots, and computer systems. Far from the negative stereotypes of manufacturing, many of the new jobs in the industry are clean, steady, and offer good pay.
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Suffolk Launches Radio Station: Internet station tunes up students for broadcasting careers
By Drew Fawcett
“Suffolk has given me a unique opportunity to work with the most advanced technology in the radio industry while learning from experienced professionals,” says Joseph Panzarino, a second-year student at Suffolk County Community College. This past fall, Mr. Panzarino, his fellow students and their instructors from Suffolk’s Radio and Television Production Program launched...
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A Brave New World: Helping Parents of Students With IEPs Understand the Role of Disability Services Offices at College
By Mary M. Feder
If your child had an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) or a 504 plan in high school, you must be familiar with the parent's role in the process. Certainly, you had access to the support and service providers and were able to track your child's program.
“In college, it is a different story,” says Jennifer Forni, College Director of Disability Services at Suffolk County...
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Become an Agent of Change Human Services Programs: People Helping People
By Mary M. Feder
When Victoria Biancarosa joined Suffolk County Community College, she moved in and out of a few different degree programs as she tried to find her niche. However, after a few human services classes, she knew this was her chosen career.
“Once I found human services, I knew that I was in love with this field,” she says. “It was the culmination of all the things I wanted...
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