Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) is a public community college in Selden, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is funded in part by Suffolk County, New York. Suffolk County Community College was founded in 1959 and has three campuses: Selden, Brentwood and Riverhead. It also has two satellite centers in Sayville and downtown Riverhead.
Seal of Suffolk County Community College | |
| Motto | Vision, Excellence, Wisdom |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1959 |
Parent institution | State University of New York |
| Budget | $220.9 million (2017) |
| President | Edward Bonahue |
Academic staff | 463 full-time 1,510 adjunct |
| Undergraduates | 26,078 |
| Location | , , United States 40.8484°N 73.0562°W |
| Campus | Suburban 555 acres (2.25 km2) |
| Colors | Royal Blue and White |
| Nickname | Sharks |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA - Division III - Region XV |
| Mascot | Fineas, also known as Finn |
| Website | www |
The school was founded largely through the efforts of Albert Ammerman who was the college's president from its founding in December 1959 until 1983. In its first year it had 13 faculty with 171 full-time students at the Sachem High School in Ronkonkoma and 335 part-time students at Riverhead High School until what is now called the Ammerman campus opened in 1962 in the former Suffolk County Tuberculosis Sanatorium (originally built in 1912). By 1977 it had opened a campus in Riverhead and one on the edge of the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood.