Fast Facts
Nassau Community College, located in Garden City, opened in 1960 as part of the
State University of New York (SUNY). Nassau, the largest single-campus community college in the state, is the first choice for one of every four college-bound high school graduates in Nassau County.
- Hundreds of day, evening, weekend and online/off campus (distance ed) courses in more than 70 fields of study
- Three types of degrees (AA, AS and AAS) and other special certificate programs
- More than 300 noncredit, lifelong-learning (continuing education) courses
- Located in the heart of Long Island
- Spans 225 acres
- Easily accessible from the Meadowbrook Parkway, Stewart Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike
- Over 23,000 day and evening students and nearly 15,000 continuing and professional students attend each year
- Come from nearly 60 different countries
- Include more than a quarter over age 27
- Hold doctorates at twice the national rate for community colleges
- More have received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching than any other community college in the state
- Fulbright scholars, researchers, authors, artists, and consultants, committed to community service
- Equipped with cutting-edge technology
- 48 buildings, including affordable, on-campus child care center and a new Life Sciences building opening in 2012
- More than 20 men’s and women’s teams
- Dominant force in the National Junior College Athletic Association
- Some of the finest indoor and outdoor athletic facilities in the Long Island region
- Number more than 120,000
- Achieve successful careers as doctors, teachers, attorneys, and business and political leaders
