Career-focused courses Curriculum is professionally crafted to train students for sustainable, long-term employment • ECC offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs in the areas of Business and Public Service, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts and Engineering and Technologies, designed to advance students forward. • Some of the most in-demand programs include Communication and Media Arts, Criminal Justice, Nursing, and Industrial Technology. Some of our most unique programs include Biomanufacturing, CNC Precision Machining, Culinary Arts and Green Building Technology. • e college currently offers 26 one-year certificate programs, all designed to transition students from the classroom to a career. • More than 50 of ECC’s 925 faculty members have earned their doctorates; and more than 100 current and former faculty members are recipients of the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. • ECC earned a spot among the nation’s leading associate degree institutions in Community College Week’s “Top 100 Associate Degree and Certificate Producers” issue for the sixth consecutive year (2014). A student-first environment Classroom and campus atmosphere helps ease students into their college start—and excel to the finish • Spring 2014 enrollment: 12,929 students (8,009 full-time and 4,920 part- time), good for a 15-1 student-to-teacher ratio. 47 percent of students attend North Campus; 28 percent attend South Campus and 25 percent attend City Campus. • Students can enter ECC, pursue training for immediate employment, start toward a two-year degree, or feel their way through their first college courses before transferring credits to one of many local and national colleges or universities. • ECC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association with 13 men’s and women’s programs like basketball, baseball, football, hockey and volleyball. e college has won 125 Region III Championships and 54 NJCAA Championships. Start Here. E R I E C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
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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.
CityCampus NorthCampus SouthCampus 121EllicottSt. 6205MainSt. 4041SouthwesternBlvd. Buffalo,NY14203 Williamsville,NY14221 OrchardPark,NY14127
(716)851-1ECC•www.ecc.edu
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