Queensborough Community College
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Queensborough Community College is one of six community colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY) system. It is located in the neighborhood of Bayside, Queens County, New York City, New York. It was originally a part of the State University of New York system but was transferred to CUNY in 1965. Its aim is to prepare students to attend senior colleges, mainly in the CUNY system. After two years of study one can receive an associate's degree. It offers degrees such as Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), Associate in Applied Science (AAS), as well as providing continuing education programs.
[edit] Mission Statement
The mission of Queensborough Community College is to provide post-secondary educational programs within the framework of the open admission policy of The City University of New York, which is committed to the goals of open access and academic excellence.
The College offers Associate degree and Certificate programs that prepare its students for transfer to four-year institutions and for entry into the job market. All degree programs are based on a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences. In addition, the College provides a network of developmental education and student support services designed to enable its diverse students to succeed in their college studies. The College also serves students who take courses for personal enrichment or career advancement. Students are provided opportunities for challenge, stimulation, and growth through advanced courses, special projects, appropriate academic advisement, and personal and career counseling. The College strives to provide its students with the best preparation for their future lives and careers.
The College functions as a community resource by serving the educational, professional, and cultural needs of the general community. It offers a broad base of community-oriented activities including continuing education, on- and off-campus learning centers, and cultural and recreational events.
The College engages in an active outreach policy that invites members of the business, labor, and industrial communities to participate in special programs and activities.
The College promotes program evaluation, modification, and innovation of services and resources on an ongoing basis. The College provides an environment conducive to excellence in teaching and in student achievement by encouraging the scholarly accomplishment and professional advancement of the members of the institution.
[edit] The Campus
Queensborough Community College was established in 1959 on the 37-acre site of the former Oakland Golf and Country Club in Bayside. The College consists of 14 major buildings, including an astronomy observatory, recital hall, professional sound recording studio, art and dance studios, photography and digital art laboratories, radio station, both an 875-seat professional performing arts theater and the "Shadowbox" theater, and several major science laboratories equipped with the most current technology. The heart of the College is the Kurt R. Schmeller Library Building, holding more than 150,000 volumes, and home to the Academic Computing Center.
In fall 2004, the completely renovated art gallery reopened, to display professional traveling exhibits, the college's private collection, and student work as well.
The Student Union contains facilities for student recreation as well as the Student Activities Office and offices for the Student Government, student clubs, the student newspaper, and the yearbook.
An entire building, the Instructional Support Services Center (ISSC), is dedicated to a range of student support programs, including extensive tutoring services. A health service center and a day care center for children of QCC students operate on campus.
Robert F. Kennedy Hall houses a fitness center, gymnasium, and near Olympic-sized aquatic center. There are also tennis courts and a professional-quality track.
Queensborough offers both online academic advisement and online registration to its students, and provides wireless access to the Internet throughout almost the entire campus. Laptops are available through the Library for student use, and many faculty members utilize Blackboard and the Web to provide online course materials. A Cyber-Cafe was just completed in the Student Union.
Also, the Q-27 bus, a popular mode of transport for students and staff, now stops directly on the campus.
