About NCC

Nassau Community College. Students sitting on floor against wall.

A Place To Launch.

A great career. A new direction. The excellent preparation you'll need to transfer to a four-year institution. Nassau Community College is the place where your most ambitious plans can begin to take shape. Not sure yet what those plans are? That's actually pretty common. Don't worry - we'll give you all the support and opportunities you need to figure out your next steps. NCC does just that for nearly 20,000 day and evening students and approximately 10,000 continuing and professional students each year.

Your future will take off from our beautiful 225-acre campus in the heart of Long Island - the largest single-campus community college in the state and part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. You'll find more than 70 fields of study here, with the facilities, technology, small class sizes, and great teaching that will fuel your educational goals.

 OUR PEOPLE

 Let our accomplished faculty tell you their stories.

MEET OUR STAFF

Other Facts:

  • Our faculty hold doctorates at twice the national rate for community colleges.
  • More of our faculty have received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching than any other community college in the state.
  • We are the largest single-campus community college in the state of New York.
  • Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is authorized by the Board of Regents to award two-year associate degrees in arts (AA), science (AS), and applied science (AAS).

1959
FOUNDED

225 ACRES
CAMPUS SIZE

62
DEGREE PROGRAMS

20
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

1000 +
STUDY ABROAD OPTIONS

NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE
AFFILIATION

NORTH EASTERN ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE

25
NJCAA TEAMS

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