(SCCC) is the largest community college in The State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling 24,560 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead.

Suffolk County Community College offers the Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.), and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, as well as a variety of certificate programs. Students may choose from 69 programs of study in the areas of business; communications and the arts; computing; health, community and human services; liberal arts/university parallel; and technical, scientific and engineering studies.

Each year, Suffolk County Community College prepares graduates to enter the work force in such marketable areas as medical records, physical therapist assistant, paralegal studies, Culinary Arts, graphic design, computer science, and heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. Other students transfer to four-year colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. Suffolk graduates have gone on to study at such institutions as Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, New York University, Boston University, and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as at SUNY schools.

A low student to faculty ratio of 18:1, a highly respected Honors program, extensive extracurricular activities, championship athletic teams, and numerous unified transfer programs are just some of the benefits that make Suffolk County Community College a first-choice college for many Long Island students.

Quick Facts:

The female to male ratio at Suffolk County Community College is 56 to 44.

Suffolk County Community College was founded in 1959 as a co-ed two-year public New York community college.

The mission statement of Suffolk County Community College is that it promotes intellectual discovery, physical development, social and ethical awareness, and economic opportunities for all through an education that transforms lives, builds communities, and improves society.

Suffolk County Community College has active articulation agreements with almost thirty baccalaureate-granting institutions, including virtually all of the institutions on Long Island and many other highly respected colleges, both within and outside of SUNY.

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