Westchester Community College

Westchester Community College is a public, two-year college sponsored by Westchester County, New York and SUNY (State University of New York).

Although Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York, the college provides instruction at twelve other locations.

Westchester Community College has a student body of around 12,000, making it the largest educational institution in Westchester County.

Of the students who attend Westchester Community College full-time, 51.2% are men and 48.8% are women.

Westchester Community College was founded in 1946, but was originally called the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, and originally located in White Plains.

The college offers the Associates Degree in forty areas and Certificates in twenty.

The faculty of Westchester Community College has received more SUNY Chancellors Awards for Excellence than any other community college in the system.

More than 98% hold masters or doctorate degrees in their fields. Student/faculty ratio is 16.1:1.
Westchester Community College offers more than 50 associate and certificate programs.

The institution has three types of associate degrees in 36 subject areas:

• Associate in Arts (for students transferring to four-year institutions in the liberal arts)
• Associate in Science (for students transferring to four-year institutions for business, math, science or health careers)
• Associate in Applied Science (for students preparing to seek immediate employment, change careers or transfer)

In addition to these degrees, Westchester Community College offers certificate programs (typically requiring between 15 to 33 credits) in approximately 20 career fields.

Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
Tel: 914-606-6600
URL: www.sunywcc.edu