Jefferson Community College is one of 64 campuses--and one of 30 community colleges--which comprise the State University of New York (SUNY) system; it is the only institution of higher education whose campus is within a 50 mile radius of the city of Watertown, NY.
The College is supervised by the State University of New York and sponsored by Jefferson County. Its service area is largely rural, with agriculture and tourism the dominant industries. In 1985, the US Army posted the 10th Mountain Division at nearby Ft. Drum, bringing some 30,000 new residents to the area and doubling the population of the Watertown metropolitan area.
Jefferson admitted 119 full- and 221 part-time students to its first class in September of 1963. In the fall 2005 semester, Jefferson's total headcount was 1,821 full-time and 1769 part-time students.
The College offers 15 A.A.S. career curricula, 11 transfer A.A. or A.S. curricula and 6 certificate programs. (A complete listing is available on the Academic Programs page.) Along with its credit bearing programs, the College offers a variety of workshops, seminars and workforce training opportunities. Cultural events, open to the public, routinely include film and theatrical events, lectures, seminars, and art exhibitions. The library resources are open to the public, and community members are encouraged to use them. Personal, academic, and vocational counseling are provided to both students and the community.
The Center for Community Studies at Jefferson conducts community-based research and provides a forum for the productive discussion of ideas and issues of significance to the community. Additionally, a SUNY Small Business Development Center was opened on the campus in 1986.
The College campus, located near Interstate Highway 81 on the western boundary of the City of Watertown, consists of eight permanent buildings, athletic fields and ample parking for its commuter student body.
Technology plays an important role in supporting the educational process at the College. There are multiple instructional computer classrooms and an open computer resource center which are all connected to a campus-wide network. Faculty and staff have access to the same campus-wide network from their offices for application and information sharing as well as electronic mail and Internet access. Members of the campus community also have access to aspects of the campus-wide network via wireless technology from many areas on campus. In addition, there are several computer clusters in areas such as geology, biology, physics, nursing and criminal justice. Several electronic classrooms provide access to on and off-campus resources for multimedia presentations. The Internet is available in the Melvil Dewey Library, the open computer resource center and all computer classrooms. An email ID is created for all students enrolled in at least one credit course. In addition, there are two Interactive Distance Learning rooms which enable the College to send instruction to and receive courses from other institutions with similar capabilities.
Programs
Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Animal Science, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Engineering Science, Hospitality Services, Human Services, Humanities, Mathematics, Network Technology, Nursing, Paralegal Studies, Sciences, Social Sciences
Campus type
Multiple Campuses
Carnegie
Public Rural-serving Medium
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Admissions office:
JCC Admissions Office
1220 Coffeen Street
13601Watertown
New York
United States
Phone: (315) 786-2277
Fax: (315) 786-2459
Email: [email protected]
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