Onondaga Community College

Onondaga Community College is the two-year SUNY college on Onondaga Hill above Syracuse, set on a 280-acre campus. It began at Midtown Plaza in downtown Syracuse and has grown into the second-largest undergraduate institution in Central New York, serving students from across the region.

Students choose from nearly 50 programs of study, with more than 80 transfer agreements that ease the move to four-year colleges and universities. Bachelor’s and master’s degrees are available on campus through a regional higher education center, and the college also runs non-credit courses and certificates for the local workforce.

What to Know

• The college describes itself as “the community’s college” and says its focus is student needs.
• Fifteen intercollegiate men’s and women’s teams compete, and the men’s lacrosse team has won multiple NJCAA national championships.
• Non-credit and continuing education courses and certificates serve local workers.
• A regional higher education center on campus brings bachelor’s and master’s programs to Onondaga Hill.
• It operates under the State University of New York system.