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Onondaga Community College is a two-year school that services Onondaga County, New York at three campuses.

Main Campus: 4941 Onondaga Road, Syracuse, NY 13215

North Campus: 8015 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090

Downtown Campus: 677 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

The college was founded in 1962 in Syracuse, New York. Onondaga Community College is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State.

Onondaga offers two-year degree programs that serve as transfer opportunities to baccalaureate degree programs at four-year campuses or for direct entry to the workforce. Certificate programs that can generally be completed in one year are also offered.

The 230 acre campus is noted for its hills, wooded terrain, and expansive views of the surrounding countryside. Its Syracuse location, at the geographic center of New York, is within 350 miles of every major metropolitan center of the northeast. Eight buildings house more than 50 programs. Three new, state-of-the-art, all-suite residence halls, housing 500 students opened in August, 2006 . Enrollment has grown to over 8,000 students with more than 30,000 alumni.

Several of Onondaga's athletic teams are consistently nationally ranked, and the 2006 men's lacrosse team won the NJCAA national championship in May 2006. It has been said that the team may have had the most dominant season in college lacrosse history, finishing the season with a record of 18-0. They outscored their opponents 445-80. Head Coach Chuck Wilbur has compiled a career record of 68-11.

The men's basketball program won the 1993 NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship. Dave Pasiak currently coaches the team and is entering his seventh season. Mike Wheeler is entering his fifth season as the women's basketball coach. Onondaga is a member of the Mid-State Athletic Conference.

[edit] Famous Alumni

Jim Reith, the hosts the The Jim Reith Show on WSYR (AM) in Syracuse, NY.

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