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Nassau Community College

Public college in East Garden City, New York, US

Summary

Public college in East Garden City, New York, US

Field	Value
name	Nassau Community College
logo	Nassau Community College logo.svg
image_name	Seal of Nassau Community College.svg
image_size	150px
motto	"Stay Close, Go Far"
established
type	Public community college
parent	State University of New York
president	Vacant
city	Uniondale
state	New York
country	United States
campus	225 acres
undergrad	10,488
colors	Navy blue and orange
mascot	Leo the Lion
sports_nickname	Lions
website

Nassau Community College (NCC) is a public community college in the East Garden City section of Uniondale, Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. It was founded in 1959, and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY).

History

20th century

Buildings T and P at Nassau Community College

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 in 1961, 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.

21st century

On April 16, 2024, the school's food services vendor permanently closed its services, which included the cafeteria, snack bar, and on-campus Starbucks due to the school not entering a new contractual agreement.

Academics

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.

The college operates an astronomy observatory for its students.

Notable alumni

Bruce Arena, professional soccer manager
Arjun Atwal, professional golfer and PGA Tour winner
Brian Baldinger, sports broadcaster and professional football player
Phil Baroni, professional mixed martial artist
Rich Borresen, professional football player
Steve Buscemi, actor
Matt Cardona, professional wrestler
Billy Crystal, comedian
Luke Cummo, professional mixed martial artist
Patrick Day, professional boxer
Tim Dillon, comedian
Chris Distefano, comedian
Rasul Douglas, professional football player
Jay Hieron, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Al Iaquinta, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Steve Israel, U.S. congressman
Nouman Ali Khan, American Islamic preacher and the founder of the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic Studies
Jesse Lacey, musician
Josh Lafazan, Nassau County legislator
Ryan LaFlare, mixed martial artist
Shep Messing, Olympic soccer player and broadcaster
Rod Morgenstein, drummer, Winger and Dixie Dregs
John Moschitta Jr., speed talker
Elliott Murphy, singer, songwriter, and writer
Bob Nelson, stand-up comedian
Michael Anthony Pegues, visual artist
Michael Robinson, professional football player
Andrew P. Schafer Jr., US Army major general
Chris Weidman, professional mixed martial artist

References

(May 3, 2022). "Board of Trustees Meeting".
"[https://www.suny.edu/campuses/nassau/ Nassau Community College]". ''[[State University of New York]]''. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
(2023-11-23). "Garden City, New York". Wikipedia.
Alba, Joseph. (2020-02-03). "Mitchel Field - New York Aviation History".
Gusoff, Carolyn. (2024-04-19). "Vending machines are now the only food option at this Long Island college. Critics blame "incompetency" from administrators.".
"Academic Overview". Nassau Community College.
Misdary, Rosemary. (2022-05-23). "NYC's first public observatory is running out of time to find a home".
"Phil Baroni".
"Jay Hieron".
"Al Iaquinta".
"Ryan LaFlare".
Pennsylvania Senate. (22 June 2017). "Biography, Brigadier General Andrew P. Schafer". Pennsylvania Senate Republicans.

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