Nassau Community College
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Infobox university 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.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> It was founded in 1959, and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY).
History
20th century
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name=AcademicOverview>Template:Cite web</ref>
The college operates an astronomy observatory for its students.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Al Iaquinta, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 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<ref name="SenateBio">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Chris Weidman, professional mixed martial artist
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1959 establishments in New York (state)
- Buildings designed by Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates
- Community colleges in New York (state)
- East Garden City, New York
- Nassau Community College
- NJCAA schools
- Uniondale, New York
- Universities and colleges established in 1959
- Universities and colleges in Nassau County, New York