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Erie Community College

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Welcome

As this region’s Leader in Workforce Development, we are committed to providing educational access and excellence

to the students and residents of Western New York. At ECC, students can start here and go anywhere!

s you begin to familiarize yourself with Erie Community College, you will realize that we offer something for everyone.

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Whether you wish to enroll in one of our more than 90 nationally accredited associate degree and certificate programs, non-credit courses or training programs, ECC is committed to giving you a high-quality, affordable education, along with services that support the needs of a diverse student body.

ECC, part of the 64-campus SUNY system, continues to offer the lowest cost per credit hour among community colleges statewide.

Along with the benefits of a first-class education from one of the top associate degree producers in the nation,

you will receive something extra – individual attention.

New students will be impressed with not only the expertise of our faculty and staff, but, more importantly, with their enthusiasm.

Whether you wish to transfer to a four-year university, desire to upgrade current job skills or seek immediate employment, the faculty and staff at ECC are dedicated to helping students along the pathway to achieve career and personal success. ECC is truly committed to providing the Western New York region with a well-trained workforce.

Visit any of our eight facilities, speak with our students, and meet our outstanding faculty.

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Explore Your Future

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

You Think about what makes you happy. Think about what makes you unique. What sets you apart from the crowd?

How do you define who you are? You form an identity around your unique personality, interests, passions, and the people in your life. As you grow and experience new things, you continually build an understanding of where your talents lie, what you enjoy doing, and where you thrive.

Now is an exciting time in your life, a time full of growth, opportunities and new challenges. Is higher education a step that you are considering? Perhaps you have an idea what you want out of college. Maybe you aren’t sure yet.

College allows you to explore your world, and empowers

The experience and education you gain in college will

you with a greater sense of who you are. As you enter a

help you carve out a path leading to career choices that fit

vast world of new people and experiences, you’ll try

your unique qualities. A solid understanding of who you

different classes, meet other students, and dip your foot

are, combined with a strong academic background, will

in the shallow end of new ideas. Unsure of what it is you

make you more aware of your world, help you make

want, new discoveries will happen daily. Before you know

informed choices, and help you along the path of

it, you’ll be hooked; passionate about ideas and careers

lifelong learning.

you didn’t even know existed.

Choices Whether you want a well-rounded education in liberal arts or focus on a specific trade, it’s all about choice.

Erie Community College offers choices. Work with the teachers and counselors at ECC to fine tune a path and curriculum that will prepare you to transfer to the top competitive four-year colleges and universities, or tailor a program that will get you ready for immediate placement in high-demand careers. At ECC, there’s a seat, a classroom, a lab, a drafting table and an internship that is waiting for you.

With the guidance of distinguished faculty with years of education and experience, along with professional career counselors, you can spend your time wisely at ECC. Your college experience will be what you make of it.

Define your path to success here.

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Academic

Excellence

Those who strive for excellence share a motivation and passion for knowledge that is limitless.

Strength

Commitment

Erie Community College has a long tradition of academic

At ECC, students will receive an education in an exciting

excellence. Whether you want to earn college credit that

environment that encourages hands-on learning. We will

will easily transfer to a four-year institution, or enroll in a

help you build the skills you need to achieve personal and

hands-on program that puts you on the direct path to

professional success. From the expertise, experience and

some of the fastest-growing jobs in Western New York,

enthusiasm of our dedicated faculty, to our state-of-the-art

ECC will work with you, step by step, to help you achieve

facilities, to our investment in integrated technology

academic success.

resources, we are committed to providing high-quality, flexible, accessible and affordable academic and training

ECC offers students a solid academic base, including

programs that meet the needs of our unique and diverse

programs that focus on health science, liberal arts,

student body. As always, the faculty, staff and administration

engineering and technology, and business and public

at your community college are dedicated to maintaining

service. Convenient day, evening and weekend classes are

the high standards that have made ECC the number one

available, along with more than 200 courses offered online

choice of high school graduates in Western New York.

through our distance learning program. With more than 90 degree and certificate programs, solid transfer preparation, and a long list of internship opportunities, we help students explore the wide array of exciting options available at ECC.

Academic

Programs

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you may never grow.

Associate Degrees Business Administration Business: Business Administration (Transfer Option) Criminal Justice/Police Criminal Justice Culinary Arts Early Childhood Emergency Management Fire Protection Technology Hotel Restaurant Management Information Technology Office Management Office Technology Paralegal Physical Education Studies

Business & Public Service How do you see your career evolving? What career path will best complement your talents, goals, dreams and passions? Each area of study in the Business and Public Service Division will enrich your vision of the ideal career, and take a practical approach in helping you reach your goals.

Through ECC’s Business and Public Service Division, students focus on getting an education that will sharpen interpersonal and career-building skills. Erie Community College gives students the resources they need to expand their horizons, explore new worlds of possibility, and dream big, getting where they want to be in their careers and in life.

The Business and Public Service Division also offers transfer and career-ready opportunities in an array of programs in business, office management, recreation and leisure, hospitality, law and order, early childhood, and computers. Experienced ECC faculty will prepare you for the fast pace of industry and public service environments.

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Police Science Recreation Leadership

Certificate Programs Advanced Police Science Baking & Pastry Arts Computer Applications for the Office Computer Security and Investigations — Digital Forensics Court/Realtime Reporting Crime Scene Technology Entrepreneurship Financial Services Homeland Security Information Systems Security Office Assistant Police Basic Training

Health Sciences The World Health Organization defines health as the “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

It takes a legion of healthcare professionals to ensure the well-being of the community. Choosing a career in

Associate Degrees

health care can be one of the most meaningful decisions

Biomanufacturing

that you make. As the world confronts new challenges in

Clinical Laboratory Technology

public health, you can become part of a network that

Dental Hygiene

creates and carries out new solutions, new treatments,

Dental Laboratory Technology

new approaches and new cures.

Food Service Administration — Dietetic Technology — Nutrition Care Health Information Technology Medical Office Assistant Mental Health Assistant — Alcohol Counseling Mental Health Assistant — Substance Abuse Nursing Occupational Therapy Assistant Ophthalmic Dispensing Radiologic Technology: Radiation Therapy Technology Respiratory Care

Certificates Dental Assisting Medical Office Practice Emergency Medical Service Provider Emergency Medical Technology: Basic EMT/Intermediate EMT/Paramedic

Though challenging, choosing this path can be a rewarding and enriching experience in your life. As the demand for health care professionals at all levels continues to grow, most Health Sciences graduates find immediate job placement. An ECC education in Health Sciences will help you increase your understanding of personal wellbeing and thoroughly prepare you for the next step.

Whether you want to work immediately after graduation, or transfer to a four-year institution, you can be confident in the solid educational foundation that you will receive in Erie Community College’s Health Sciences Division.

Academic

Programs

exposure to different ideas, they sharpen analytical and communication skills, learn to think critically and master the ability to notice, interpret and appreciate new experiences and challenges.

This path in education will be what you make of it.

Think of it as a one-way ticket that can launch you to any destination you choose. You’ll prepare to journey through life with a love of learning that inspires curiosity and creativity. You’ll have confidence in your ability to master new knowledge, contribute your ideas, and think on your own.

Associate Degrees Communication and Media Arts Computer Science

Engineering Science General Studies Humanities Social Science Childhood Education 1-6 Science Mathematics

Certificate Programs

Liberal Arts

Geographic Information Systems —

Let your education inspire you to dive into a more colorful

Human Services

and enriched understanding of your world. Liberal Arts

Teaching Assistant

is an academic regimen intended to develop personal

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character and intellect. With a liberal arts background, you will grow to become a more thoughtful and creative student, able to adapt to new situations and evolve beyond standard expectations. Rather than training to prepare for a specific career, a liberal arts education enables students to take on a world that moves quickly and evolves constantly.

The liberal arts education focuses on human agency and the student’s capacity to relate to people, historical events, the physical and biological world, and ideas ranging from antiquity to the present. Students begin to appreciate the people, problems, ideas and discussions that lead to discoveries, joining an esteemed community of thinkers.

A liberal arts education is all-inclusive, crossing over boundaries and weaving through disciplines. As students work through a carefully selected curriculum, gaining

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Software Application Specialist

Engineering & Technologies You’ve always been curious about the way things work.

You tend to study how parts and wires and electricity come together. You’re a hands-on person who likes to solve problems, and you’re good at it. Technology doesn’t intimidate you. It captivates you. More than anything else, you want to apply your knowledge and talents in ways that produce tangible, positive results.

Certificate Programs Building Trades/Residential Light Commercial Casino Machine Repair CNC Precision Machining Green Building Technology Heating & Air Conditioning/Industrial Refrigeration Web Page Design

ECC educates engineering and technology students to think critically and creatively. You will learn how to identify and solve important technological problems, and to practice engineering with superb skill and precision. With curiosity about the mechanical and technical workings of the world, transform your interest in technology into a rewarding, lifelong career, and explore ECC’s technology programs.

Associate Degrees Architectural Technology Automotive Technology Automotive Trades — Autobody Repair Building Management & Maintenance Civil Engineering Technology Computer Repair Technology Construction Management Engineering Technology Computer Aided Drafting/Design Technology Electrical Engineering Technology Industrial Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Telecommunications Technology Visual Communication Technology — Graphic Arts & Printing

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Athletics

Program

Erie Community College offers more than 20 intercollegiate sports that compete in Division I, the highest level in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region III Division and the Western New York Athletic Conference.

The Athletics Program at Erie Community College has enjoyed considerable success. The men’s and women’s programs rank among the top junior college programs in the nation, winning 108 Western New York Atlantic Conference, NJCAA Region III titles and 47 national championships.

ECC regularly competes against institutions throughout the Northeastern United States. The ECC Kats compete at Jim Ball Stadium, South Campus fields, North Campus fields, and the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center. Built for the 1993 World University Games, this state-of-the-art facility was designed for world-class competition. The BFAC hosted the 1994 U.S. Open in swimming, the 2004 NCAA Division II Swimming Championships, Toronto Raptors training camps, and international boxing matches.

Take on the challenge of collegiate-level athletics and bring your performance in the sport to a new level. You will create new friendships, develop improved time management skills, have a daily sense of accomplishment, and above all, you’ll have fun! With an emphasis on athletic performance and academic success in the classroom, ECC student-athletes are well-rounded members of the college who succeed in all areas of their academic lives.

Men’s Sports Baseball Basketball Bowling Football Ice-Hockey Soccer Swimming & Diving

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Women’s Sports Basketball Bowling Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Volleyball Athletics at Erie Community College is a central part of student life. Whether students compete on the field, play in the pep-band, or show support in the stands, athletics brings excitement and a stronger sense of community to the college.

Athletes and coaches prepare tirelessly for each competition with the expectation to win. Sportsmanship and leadership demonstrated in competition inspires a positive attitude among all members of the college. ECC encourages students to be leaders in the college and in the Western New York community, and to embrace equal opportunity for all participants in a culturally diverse community. ECC will provide a positive educational and athletic experience for student-athletes and alumni that will create enthusiasum and commitment to the school.

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Student

Services

Students succeed when all aspects of their development are at an optimal level. To this end, the Student Services staff stands ready to serve as a support system for ECC students.

Resources Academic Advisement Learning Resource Centers Computer Labs Tutorial Services Non-Traditional Student Skills Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Reserve Officers Training Program (ROTC) Bilingual Program ESL Program Education for Gainful Employment Counseling Services Disabled Student Services Career Planning and Placement Transfer Counseling Career Resource Centers Wellness Committee Campuswide Child Care Centers Financial Aid

We understand that student life reaches way beyond the

State Need-Based Grants

classroom. ECC provides an array of student support

College Scholarships

services designed to help students meet their full potential

Federal Grants, Loans, and Work-Study Programs

and get the most out of their ECC experience.

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Center for Women, Diversity, and Leadership

Assistance

Foundation

As well as providing needed services such as child care

Founded in 1976, the Erie Community College

and counseling, we also offer co-curricular and extracur-

Foundation, Inc. seeks and secures private funds to

ricular activities, which encourage student involvement

supplement ECC’s traditional revenue sources. As the

and contribute to student growth. Our services afford

fundraising arm of the college, the ECC Foundation

students the opportunity to realize self-worth, enhance

assists in maintaining ECC’s position as a leading

ethical consciousness, exhibit interpersonal skills,

educational institution. Through its ongoing efforts, the

make informed decisions for the future, demonstrate

Foundation solicits private gifts enabling it to increase

employment-related skills, enrich others through shared

support of scholarship assistance and additional funding

experience, and to value lifelong learning.

for educational and innovative programs.

Job

Placement

“Never doubt that a small group of

Catholic Health Systems Citibank Council Opticians Daemen College DeGraff Memorial Hospital Delaware North

thoughtful, committed citizens can change

Dupont

the world.”

Erie County Medical Center Flynn Battaglia Architects GEICO

Experience Erie Community College offers academic programs that prepare students for high-demand jobs in Western New York and across the country. As a leader in workforce development, we respond to the growing needs of area businesses and students by offering courses that lead directly to employment. ECC’s academic programs are designed to upgrade current skills and provide short-term training. Taught by professors with years of real-world experience, students get on the fast track to exciting career opportunities.

ECC’s Career Resource Center aids graduates in getting started in their careers and offers undergraduates guidance in planning while they pursue their degrees. The center plans departmental seminars, assists in resume preparation, and offers help in interviewing techniques.

The Center also keeps track of listings of occupations and educational opportunities for students.

Prospective employers recruit and interview at each of the campuses. Career Fairs are held for the Health Sciences Division, as well as for general employment opportunities, temporary and summer positions, and job opportunities in government service.

Placement American Axle American International Group Basil Chevrolet Benderson Development Buffalo Ambulatory Surgery Center Buffalo General Hospital Buffalo Medical Group Buffalo Police Department Buffalo Psychiatric Center

HSBC IBM Kaleida Health Kenmore Mercy Hospital KeyBank Millard Fillmore Suburban Moog Inc. New York Police Department M & T Bank Pearl Vision Roswell Park Cancer Institute Roycroft Inn Shea’s Performing Arts Sheraton Hotel Sisters Hospital Sterling Optical University at Buffalo West-Herr Ford

Transfer

Opportunities In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

Students

Counseling

Many students planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree

During the first semester at ECC, students will meet

begin their academic careers at Erie Community College.

with a transfer counselor to learn more about the various

With a number-one transfer rate to four-year colleges and

transfer and dual-admission options that are available.

universities, ECC’s more than 60 articulation agreements,

As students consider four-year institutions, counselors can

dual-degree and joint admissions arrangements ensure

advise and assist students during the application process

students a hassle-free, seamless transfer to four-year

to ensure a smooth transition.

institutions such as the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College, Canisius College, Brockport, St. Bonaventure, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, SUNY Binghamton, University of Pittsburgh and many others.

Choices Alfred University Brockport State College Buffalo State College Canisius College Clark Atlanta University Clarkson University Daemen College Davenport College of Business D’Youville College Empire State College Fredonia State College Hilbert College Medaille College

Progress

Niagara University

As the most affordable education in Western New York,

Oswego State College

getting started on coursework at ECC allows students to

Pennsylvania College of Technology

save money, while earning the same credit they would at

Pratt Institute

any other institution. At ECC, you can take the time to

Purdue University

explore your academic choices and develop a sense of

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

direction before continuing your education at a four-year institution.

Many courses are SUNY-approved General Education courses, and can be transferred to any SUNY school and most other four-year institutions. Transfer of credit and entry to a parallel major at the four-year school is guaranteed following completion of an associate’s degree at Erie Community College.

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National College of Chiropractic

Rochester Institute of Technology Roberts Wesleyan College SUNY at Binghamton SUNY at Buffalo St. Bonaventure University of Detroit University of Northern Iowa University of Rochester Winthrop University

Erie Community College CITY CAMPUS

121 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203 45 Oak Street Buffalo, NY 14203 NORTH CAMPUS

6205 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221 SOUTH CAMPUS

4041 Southwestern Blvd.

Orchard Park, NY 14127 BURT FLICKINGER ATHLETIC CENTER

21 Oak Street Buffalo, NY 14203 SCOTT BIELER ALUMNI FOUNDATION OFFICE

4196 Abbott Road Orchard Park, NY 14127 ECC EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING CENTER

3176 Abbott Road Orchard Park, NY 14127 VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTER

5885 Big Tree Road Orchard Park, NY 14127 (716) 851-1ECC www.ecc.edu

Erie Community College

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