Why Erie Community College?

Career-focused courses Curriculum is professionally crafted to train students for sustainable, long-term employment

• ECCoffersmorethan100degreeandcertificateprogramsintheareasof BusinessandPublicService,HealthSciences,LiberalArtsandEngineering andTechnologies,designedtoadvancestudentsforward.• Someofthemostin-demandprogramsincludeCommunicationand MediaArts,CriminalJustice,Nursing,andIndustrialTechnology.Some ofourmostuniqueprogramsincludeBiomanufacturing,CNCPrecision Machining,CulinaryArtsandGreenBuildingTechnology.• Thecollegecurrentlyoffers26one-yearcertificateprograms,alldesignedto transitionstudentsfromtheclassroomtoacareer.• Morethan50ofECC’s925facultymembershaveearnedtheirdoctorates; andmorethan100currentandformerfacultymembersarerecipientsofthe prestigiousSUNYChancellor’sAwardforTeachingExcellence.• ECCearnedaspotamongthenation’sleadingassociatedegreeinstitutions inCommunityCollegeWeek’s“Top100AssociateDegreeandCertificate Producers”issueforthesixthconsecutiveyear(2014).

Astudent-firstenvironment Classroom and campus atmosphere helps ease students into their collegestart—andexceltothefinish

• Spring2014enrollment:12,929students(8,009full-timeand4,920part- time),goodfora15-1student-to-teacherratio.47percentofstudentsattend NorthCampus;28percentattendSouthCampusand25percentattend CityCampus.• StudentscanenterECC,pursuetrainingforimmediateemployment,start towardatwo-yeardegree,orfeeltheirwaythroughtheirfirstcollegecourses beforetransferringcreditstooneofmanylocalandnationalcollegesor universities.• ECCisamemberoftheNationalJuniorCollegeAthleticAssociationwith 13men’sandwomen’sprogramslikebasketball,baseball,football,hockey andvolleyball.Thecollegehaswon125RegionIIIChampionshipsand54 NJCAAChampionships.

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Affordability—withoptions Costs are kept low so students can get an education without accumulating college debt

• Tuition:$4,295full-time;$179percredithour.Feesvarydependent onmajor.• Accordingtothe2013reportbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation’sCollege AffordabilityandTransparencyCenter,ECC’saveragenetpriceforfull-time students—$3,342peryear—wasthelowestinNewYorkState. (Note:Netpriceisthecostofattendanceafterconsideringallgrantand scholarshipaid.)• Basedoninformationfrom2013-14CollegeBoard’sTrendsinCollege Pricing,annualtuitionandfeesatapublicfour-yearcollegecostsanaverage of$8,893;tuitionataprivatefour-yearrunsanaverageof$30,094.Average tuitionandfeesatECCinfall2014are$4,859—takingthesameclasses offeredatatraditionalfour-year.• Majorityofincomingstudentsareeligibleforfinancialaid—including $225,000inannualscholarships.• ECCoffersavarietyofservice-basedtuitionassistanceprogramsfor incomingstudents,suchastheVeteransRetrainingAssistanceProgram (VRAP)andtheFiremen’sAssociationoftheStateofNewYorkHigher EducationLearningPlan(FASNYHELP).• ECCnotonlyprovidesareastudentsawaytosavemoneywhileearning transferablecreditstoafour-yearinstitution,butitalsooffers career-focusedcertificateprogramsforstudentseagertoenterskilledlabor positions.Withthesesavingsandexpeditedearningpotential,ECCis enablingWesternNewYorkerstoavoidunnecessarystudentloandebt— whichhassurpassedcreditcarddebtasAmerican’stopfinancialburden.• ConsiderthefollowingcostcomparisonsbetweenECCtuition($4,295) andotherlocalfour-yearcollegesanduniversitiesthatmaintaintransfer agreementswithECC:

PublicSUNYatBuffalo:$5,570(in-state)/$16,190(out-of-state)BuffaloStateCollege:$5,570/$14,820

PrivateR.I.T.:$32,784CanisiusCollege:$30,780NiagaraUniversity:$26,100

Professionalopportunities Classroom training leads to job prospects inside and outside Western New York

• Thecollegecurrentlyboastsover300partnershipswithareabusinesses likeDelawareNorth,MoogandM&TBank,eachknowledgeableofECC’s career-focusedapproach—andeagertoofferinternshipand/oremployment opportunitiestoourstudentsandgraduates.• Thecollege’s26one-yearcertificateprogramsareinformedbybusiness leadersknowledgeableoftheskillsandtrainingnecessarytogodirectly fromtheclassroomtoacareer.• ECCofferscorrespondingacademicprogramsforthe15nationalhotjobs and15fastest-growingoccupations,suchaslawenforcement,industrial technology,biomanufacturing,businessandeducation.• ECCofferscorrespondingacademicprogramsandcurriculumfor WesternNewYork’shottestjobs,asidentifiedbytheNewYorkState DepartmentofLabor,includingdentalhygienist,nurse,computer technician,respiratorytherapist,constructionmanagerandautomotive technician.• Morethan50,000identifiedalumnilive,workandraisefamiliesin WesternNewYork.• ECCoffersmanyassociatedegreeprogramswhosecareersgivestudents anearningpotentialedgeoverbachelor’sdegreeprograms,suchas:

Dentalhygienist:$70,210(mediansalary)

Policeofficer:$55,270

Mechanicalengineeringtechnician:$51,980

(Note:Salaryinformationfromthe2012-2013U.S.Dept.ofLaborOccupationalOutlookHandbook.)

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Transferablecredits Articulationagreementswithdozensoftop-flightschoolsallow students to build toward their future

• ECCcontinuestobethe#1choiceofWesternNewYorkhighschool studentsandveterans,aswellasmaintaintheregion’stoptransferrateto four-yearcollegesanduniversities.• StudentscanenterECC,starttowardatwo-yeardegree,orfeeltheirway throughtheirfirstcollegecoursesbeforetransferringcreditstooneofmany localandnationalcollegesoruniversities—allwhilesavingthousandson tuitioncosts.• ECCmaintainscomprehensivetransferagreementswithmanyleading collegesanduniversities,includingeverySUNYschool;andin-stateprivate schoolslikeCanisius,Daemen,D’Youville,Medaille,RochesterInstituteof Technology,St.BonaventureUniversity,St.JohnFisher,SyracuseUniversity andmanyothers.

Convenienceaidscompletion Community-basedlocationsmakeitpossibleforstudentstofit courses into their work-life balance

• WiththreecampusesandsatellitelocationsacrossWesternNewYork, ECChasclassesnearyourhomeandjobtoaidyourwork-lifebalance.• Affordablecoursesareperfectforstudentslookingforclass-to-career training;creditstoputtowardafour-yeardegreeelsewhere;ortostart, restartorredirecttheireducation.• Tenassociatedegreeandthreecertificateprograms—withmorethan250 courses—areofferedcompletelyonline.

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