Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College

• Trinity College
• University of Delaware
• Virginia State University
non-traditional degrees
Columbia-Greene Community College
enjoys a cooperative relationship with
several bachelor-degree-granting colleges
and universities that offer alternatives
for obtaining a bachelor’s degree. These
are designed to provide maximum
fexibility in earning credits through
a combination of evening, part-time,
Internet, and experiential learning. For
more information and/or to speak with a
transfer counselor, contact the Offce of
Advising, Career Counseling & Transfer
Services, room 112.
further education and
employment outcomes measures
Each year C-GCC surveys all of its
graduates to collect information regarding
their educational and employment status
one year after graduation. The most recent
survey of graduates reported the following
outcomes:
fUrtHer edUCAtion
Forty percent of C-GCC graduates
continued their education on a full-time
basis immediately after graduating. Sixty
percent of those graduates went on to
attend a senior institution in the State
University of New York system, while
thirty percent went on to attend private
colleges and universities within the state.
Ten percent continued their education out
of state.
COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG
emPLoYment
Fifty-fve percent of associate and
certifcate graduates were employed
immediately after graduation.
Over ninety-fve percent of nursing
graduates found employment as registered
nurses immediately after graduation, with
an average starting salary of $52,170.
distance Learning
Most distance learning opportunities at the
college are offered via the Internet using
Blackboard as the course management
system. In compliance with the Higher
Education Opportunity Act, Blackboard
access is obtained through secure sign-on.
Some Internet courses are administered
totally online while others may require
that testing take place at the college’s
Academic Support Center or at other preapproved
testing sites. Hybrid courses
combine online learning with the face-toface
experience; these courses meet in the
classroom as well as online.
Admission to an Internet or Hybrid class
requires the ability to begin EN 101 and
the achievement of a score of 80 or higher
on the reading placement test.
For more information on Distance
Learning contact the Coordinator at
518-828-4181, Ext. 3711.
Reasonable accommodations are available
if a student has a qualifed disability. For
further information, contact the Offce of
Special Services at 518-828-4181, Ext.
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