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COMMUNITY COLLEGES < 55<br />

administrative assistant, accounting, architectural<br />

and building sciences, business administration,<br />

chemical dependency counseling, criminal justice,<br />

culinary arts, e-commerce, EMT-paramedic, fisheries<br />

technology, game programming and design,<br />

graphic design, horticulture, hotel and resort management,<br />

information technology, instrumentation<br />

and control technology, marketing, mechanical<br />

technology, natural resource conservation, natural<br />

resource conservation-law enforcement, nursing,<br />

paralegal, therapeutic massage and integrative<br />

health care, tourism management, and viticulture<br />

and wine technology. Certificates are available in<br />

applied computer applications, criminal justice, culinary<br />

arts, EMT-paramedic, horticulture, information<br />

security, <strong>of</strong>fice technology, natural resources conservation,<br />

paralegal, taxidermy, teaching assistant,<br />

and wildland fire suppression.<br />

Accreditation<br />

>Middle <strong>State</strong>s Commission on Higher Education<br />

>National League <strong>of</strong> Nursing<br />

>American Bar Association<br />

Housing<br />

Students enjoy state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art, on-campus housing<br />

at Finger Lakes College Suites, an apartment-style<br />

student residence hall just a short walk from the<br />

college. Additional information about this facility is<br />

available at www.flcc.edu/housing. A variety <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fcampus<br />

housing options including an online rental<br />

property listing and a Guide to Student Housing can<br />

also be found at www.flcc.edu/housing.<br />

Athletics<br />

Intercollegiate athletics include men’s basketball,<br />

soccer, baseball, lacrosse, track, and cross country;<br />

women’s basketball, soccer, s<strong>of</strong>tball, volleyball, track,<br />

and cross country; and a coed woodsmen’s team.<br />

Career Services and Graduate Placement<br />

<strong>The</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> Educational Planning and Career<br />

Services serves as a central resource and information<br />

center for students. Advisement, skills assessment,<br />

personal development and counseling, and<br />

transfer counseling are available. Students who plan<br />

to transfer to a four-year college or university upon<br />

graduation from Finger Lakes are urged to utilize<br />

the services <strong>of</strong> the Educational Planning and Career<br />

Services <strong>of</strong>fice. <strong>The</strong> Career Services Office can assist<br />

students in choosing a major, career counseling and<br />

skills assessment, gathering information on careers,<br />

and utilizing various assessments, like the Myers-<br />

Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory.<br />

An online job board, as well as various workshops<br />

related to developing job search techniques, are<br />

available to assist students in the job search process.<br />

Demographic and Geographic Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> Residents: 99.6%<br />

Out-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>State</strong> Residents: .4%<br />

County Residents: 39.6%<br />

Financial Aid Recipients: 75%<br />

African-American: 5.4%<br />

Special Programs<br />

>Early Admission<br />

>EOP Program<br />

Application Services Center Participant? Yes<br />

Fulton-Montgomery<br />

Community College<br />

Office <strong>of</strong> Admissions<br />

Laura LaPorte<br />

Associate Dean for Enrollment Management<br />

2805 <strong>State</strong> Highway 67<br />

Johnstown, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> 12095-3790<br />

518.736.FMCC (3622)<br />

geninfo@fmcc.suny.edu<br />

www.fmcc.edu<br />

Enrollment 2,842<br />

Men: 1,193 Full-time: 1,818<br />

Women: 1,649 Part-time: 1,024<br />

Most Popular Programs<br />

Business Administration; Criminal Justice;<br />

Nursing Science; Electrical Technology; Computer<br />

Science; Education; and Liberal Arts and Sciences:<br />

General Studies<br />

Faculty 54<br />

Doctorates: 7<br />

Chancellor’s Awards for<br />

Excellence in Teaching: 7<br />

Campus<br />

Fulton-Montgomery Community College is located<br />

on 195-acres in the foothills <strong>of</strong> the beautiful Adirondack<br />

Mountains, between Albany and Utica. Our rural<br />

loca tion, just 40 miles west <strong>of</strong> downtown Albany,<br />

<strong>of</strong>fers students a small campus environment. FM is<br />

dedicated to pro viding students with a quality education<br />

and an educational environment that nurtures<br />

success.<br />

Our picturesque campus <strong>of</strong>fers facilities that<br />

include a College Union Building, <strong>The</strong> Evans Library,<br />

Communications and Media Arts Build ing, Physical<br />

Education Building (which houses a state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art<br />

Fitness Center), Admin istration Building and an allsuite<br />

student housing complex, known as Campus<br />

View Student Housing.<br />

Unique Features<br />

FM <strong>of</strong>fers students 43 degree and certificate programs,<br />

something for everyone. We have many<br />

resources available on campus to ensure both<br />

student success and satis faction with our academic<br />

and support programs.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Center for Engineering and Technology was<br />

developed to provide students with a broad array<br />

<strong>of</strong> technical programs that will prepare them to<br />

compete in today’s high-tech workplace. Students<br />

engaged in Center programs, such as Electrical<br />

Technology, are exposed to the latest developments<br />

in nanoscale technology; they will have hands-on<br />

experience working in a demonstration clean room<br />

and an automated manufacturing lab. Students<br />

learn the protocols <strong>of</strong> working in clean rooms and<br />

how to maintain the mechanical systems associated<br />

with those environments. <strong>The</strong>se facilities not only<br />

provide technical training for industries such as<br />

semiconductor manufacturing; they also enhance<br />

instruction in the basic sciences.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Honors Program at FM is designed to meet<br />

the needs <strong>of</strong> students, who, because <strong>of</strong> high academic<br />

ability, preparation and motivation, are ready<br />

to under take even more rigorous and challenging<br />

academic work than that <strong>of</strong>fered in regular courses.<br />

<strong>The</strong> program will challenge the student to develop<br />

to his/her fullest potential.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> Learning Commons @<strong>The</strong> Evans Library”<br />

is an effort to serve the ever-changing information<br />

needs <strong>of</strong> our students. <strong>The</strong> Learning Commons<br />

provides an atmosphere that supports academic<br />

success by providing proactive reference service,<br />

academic skills support, and just-in-time technology<br />

assistance in one integrated space. <strong>The</strong> <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>of</strong><br />

these integrated services, electronic resources,<br />

workstations and collaborative study space will enable<br />

students to become independent and life-long<br />

learners. <strong>The</strong> Writ ing Lab provides students with<br />

peer-tutoring assis tance in writing and study skills.<br />

Tutoring is available in all academic areas.<br />

FM has a very active Student Government Association<br />

and Student Activities Board, <strong>of</strong>fering over 30<br />

clubs and organizations to students.<br />

<strong>The</strong> College also sponsors a chapter <strong>of</strong> Phi <strong>The</strong>ta<br />

Kappa, a national two-year honor society. This<br />

chapter holds the distinction <strong>of</strong> being in the top 100<br />

chapters worldwide.<br />

To Visit the Campus<br />

Campus tours are <strong>of</strong>fered daily by appointment.<br />

Contact the Admis sions Office to schedule a tour.<br />

From the East: Take the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> Thruway<br />

(I-90) to Exit 27, and follow signs for Route 67 West.<br />

From the West: Take <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> Thruway to<br />

Exit 28, follow Route 30A North and Route 67 East.<br />

Admission Requirements<br />

Admission is open to students who possess a high<br />

school diploma or General Equiva lency Diploma<br />

(GED). A competitive application process applies<br />

to the Nurs ing and Radio logic Technolo gy degree<br />

programs.<br />

International Student Admission<br />

International students who would like to study at<br />

Fulton-Montgomery Community College can contact<br />

the International Student Office for admission<br />

requirements.<br />

Financial Aid<br />

Students are eligible to apply for federal and statefunded<br />

aid programs, which include: Federal Pell<br />

Grants, Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity<br />

Grants, student loans, work study, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />

<strong>State</strong> Tui tion Assistance Program (TAP) and<br />

Veterans benefits.<br />

Financial aid applicants must complete the<br />

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).<br />

Applications may be submitted electronically via<br />

the college Financial Aid Office.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Foundation <strong>of</strong> Fulton-Montgomery Community<br />

College provides over $68,800 in scholarships<br />

annually to FM students. Students may apply for<br />

FM scholarships by completing one application<br />

that will match student information with scholarship<br />

criteria. ➤

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