SUNY Profiles - The State University of New York
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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. ➤