Nassau Community College
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Nassau Community College (NCC) is a two-year college. It is located in East Garden City, New York . The school is in Nassau County on Long Island. Nassau Community College is the largest two-year college in New York, with 20,000 students, and offers a large variety of programs. It is considered one of the best community colleges in the country.
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[edit] History
Created as part of the State University of New York (SUNY) in 1959, today it boasts a multiethnic student and teacher body. When the college opened, on February 1, 1960, it had 632 students, and classes were held in an old courthouse. When Mitchel Air Force Base was closed, the college obtained substantial property, including buildings to develop its new campus, on what is now known as Mitchel Field. (The government still retains some housing and other facilities in the vicinity of the Nassau campus.) Nassau Community College is considered one of the best community colleges in the United States, listing between #10 and #4 in various studies of graduation rates among its programs.
[edit] Programs
Nassau Community College annually awards the largest number of Associate degrees in the State of New York and the third largest number of Associate degrees for two-year public colleges in the United States. The strongest programs at Nassau Community College are Math, Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering. Nassau Community College is seen by many as the elite two year public college in the United States, and was recently tied for first place in a national survey of two year colleges. Alumni often transfer to colleges such as Cornell, SUNY Stony Brook and Syracuse University, among other fine schools.
[edit] Nassau Community College Cultural Program
This organization within the Nassau Community College arranges theater productions on campus in the NCC College Center Building and also presents "Classics for Kids" which is for both parents and children.
[edit] Classics for Kids Productions
- A Tale of Peter Rabbit, January 2001
- Snow White Ballet, March 2003
- Keep the Beat!, December 2005
- Klezmer for Kids, January 2006
- Who's Talking Now?, February 2006
- Grand Dérangement, March 2006
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Bruce Arena, Coach of the United States men's national soccer team
- Brian Baldinger, Radio and TV commentator, author
- Piter Fattouche, American actor
- John Moschitta, Jr., famous speed talker
- Eddie Murphy, American actor
- Billy Crystal, comedian
- Mark O'Connell (drummer), Drummer of the American band Taking Back Sunday
- Elliott Murphy singer/songwriter & writer
- Steve Buscemi, American actor
[edit] Trivia
- Nassau is how students who attend refer to the school.
- Nassau has been selected as having the hottest female student body by Playboy Magazine ... this has happened more than once.
[edit] External links
- Nassau Community College web site.
- Summary information about Nassau Community College
- Classics for Kids list of Press Releases
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