Columbia-Greene Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Columbia-Greene Community College, also known as C-GCC, is located in Hudson, New York, United States. It is a two-year community college named after the two New York counties it serves, Columbia County and Greene County. C-GCC offers education through the following departments.

• Department of Alternative Learning
• Division of Arts and Humanities
• Department of Automotive Technology
• Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Department of Business
• Division of Computer Science and Mathematics
• Department of Nursing
• Division of Science

Columbia-Greene Community College provides distance learning opportunities through web-based courses. The college also encourages a lively student life through various clubs and organizations such as Alpha Chi Omega, Phi Theta Kappa, Sigma Delta Mu, Criminal Justice Club, and Human Services Club, among others. The college sponsors varsity teams in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's softball, women's soccer, and golf and bowling for both men and women.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, art studies, and liberal arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,839 in 2009-2010 (1,267 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the America East for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (14 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (27 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

LIBERAL ARTS (126 awarded)

• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (6 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Medical Office Management/Administration

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (53 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (13 awarded)

• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (21 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies