Nassau_Community_College
Nassau Community College
Public college in East Garden City, New York, US
Nassau Community College (NCC) is a public community college in Long Island, New York.[3] It was founded in 1959 and is part of the State University of New York.
| Motto | "Stay Close, Go Far" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
Parent institution | State University of New York |
| President | Vacant [1] |
| Undergraduates | 10,488[2] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | 225 acres (0.91 km2) |
| Colors | Navy blue and orange |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Mascot | Leo the Lion |
| Website | www |
Nassau Community College was created as part of the State University of New York (SUNY) in 1959. When the college opened, on February 1, 1960, it had 632 students, and classes were held in an old courthouse. When Mitchel Air Force Base closed, the college obtained substantial property, including buildings to develop its new campus; the area is still referred to as Mitchel Field, and the government still retains some housing and other facilities in the vicinity of the school's campus.[4]
NCC offers Associate of Arts degrees in liberal arts, focused on humanities and social sciences, specialized Associate of Arts and Associate of Science transfer degrees, and Associate of Arts and Science degrees and certificate programs designed to serve immediate employment goals of students.[5]
The college operates an astronomical observatory for its students.[6]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (March 2024) |
- Bruce Arena, professional soccer manager
- Arjun Atwal, professional golfer
- Brian Baldinger, radio and TV pundit
- Phil Baroni, professional mixed martial artist[7]
- Rich Borresen, professional football player
- Steve Buscemi, actor
- Billy Crystal, comedian
- Luke Cummo, professional mixed martial artist
- Patrick Day, professional boxer
- Tim Dillon, comedian
- Rasul Douglas, professional football player
- Jay Hieron, wrestler, mixed martial artist[8]
- Al Iaquinta, wrestler; professional mixed martial artist[9]
- Steve Israel, United States congressman
- Jesse Lacey, musician
- Josh Lafazan, former Nassau County legislator
- Ryan LaFlare, wrestler; professional mixed martial artist[10]
- Shep Messing, Olympic soccer player and broadcaster
- Lou Michel, author and journalist
- Rod Morgenstein, drummer
- John Moschitta, Jr., speed talker
- Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian
- Elliott Murphy, singer-songwriter and writer
- Bob Nelson, stand-up comedian
- Mark O'Connell, musician
- Michael Anthony Pegues, visual artist
- Michael Robinson, professional football player
- Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona), professional wrestler
- Chris Weidman, New York State Collegiate Champion; professional mixed martial artist
- "Board of Trustees Meeting" (PDF). State University of New York. May 3, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- "Nassau Community College". State University of New York. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- "Garden City, New York", Wikipedia, 2023-11-23, retrieved 2023-12-30
- Alba, Joseph (2020-02-03). "Mitchel Field - New York Aviation History". Metropolitan Airport News. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- "Academic Overview". Nassau Community College. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- Misdary, Rosemary (2022-05-23). "NYC's first public observatory is running out of time to find a home". Gothamist. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- "Phil Baroni". UFC. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- "Jay Hieron". UFC. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- "Al Iaquinta". UFC. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- "Ryan LaFlare". UFC. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
