SUNY Broome Community College

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SUNY Broome
Former names
 New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences at Binghamton
Broome County Technical Institute
Broome Technical Community College
Type Community college
Established 1946
Endowment US $13.4 million[1]
President Kevin E. Drumm
Academic staff
 406[2]
Undergraduates 6,625[3]
Location
United States Dickinson, New York
Waverly, New York
Owego, New York
,
NY
,
US

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Campus Suburban
223 acres (0.90 km2)
Colors Yellow and black         
Nickname Hornets
Affiliations National Junior College Athletic Association, Region III
Website www.sunybroome.edu
Broome Community College Hornets logo.jpg

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SUNY Broome Community College, or SUNY Broome, is a SUNY two-year college in Broome County, New York. The college was founded in 1946 and went through several name changes. The school is located in the Town of Dickinson, just north of the City of Binghamton, New York. The college had a 2010 enrollment of over 6,000 students and has alumni of over 41,000.

BCC serves students from a single campus on Upper Front Street in Dickinson, New York, though some classes are taught in Waverly, Owego and within the city of Binghamton at smaller classroom centers. The campus' 15 buildings comprise 610,000 square feet (57,000 m2) of space, and feature recently upgraded athletic facilities such as baseball fields, soccer and lacrosse field, publicly accessible tennis courts, the Dick Baldwin Gym, named after the third winningest college basketball coach across both two and four year colleges, and a new ice rink. There is also a theater which hosts campus performances of plays and other theatrical work, entitled The Little Theater.

It offers a variety of classes to all students that plan on finishing their 2 year degree at SUNY Broome or hope to transfer to a 4 year school. Many students transfer to nearby Binghamton University after their first 2 years.

College President: Dr. Kevin Drumm
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer: Francis Battisti (acting)
Acting VP Student and Community Engagement: Debra Morello (acting)
Acting VP Administrative and Financial Affairs: Regina Losinger

Timeline

  • 1946. Established as New York State Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences at Binghamton (with "New York State" sometimes abbreviated "NYS").
  • 1953. Became Broome County Technical Institute.
  • 1956. Became Broome Technical Community College.
  • 1957. Moved to new campus on Upper Front Street (NY Route 11).
  • 1971. Name changed to Broome Community College.
  • 2013. Name changed to SUNY Broome.[4]

Athletics

The SUNY Broome Hornets participate in the NJCAA as a member of Region III. Broome field's 15 Varsity Sports: Men's Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Softball, Women's Tennis and Women's Volleyball

The Women's Soccer Team won the National Championship in 2007 and 2008.

References

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  4. ↑ http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=28169

External links

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