• Source: Herkimer County Community College

Herkimer County Community College, or Herkimer College since 2014, is a public community college in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system.




History


The college was approved by the State University of New York in 1965, and the County Board of Supervisors authorized the college in 1966. The first class, numbering 221 freshmen, entered in the Fall of 1967 at a temporary campus in the Village of Ilion. The temporary campus was the upper floors of the Remington Arms Company. The current, permanent campus came into use in 1971.
In 2014, the college rebranded itself as Herkimer College, although it remains a two-year college.
Herkimer College offers programs leading to associate degrees or certificates in several dozen program areas. The College's Internet Academy offers 20 degrees, three certificates and more than 150 courses, as well as support services, completely online.
Herkimer College began a new A.A.S degree in Esports Management in 2023.
The college had previously partnered with Cazenovia College to offer a bachelor's degrees in "Criminal Justice and Homeland Security" and Inclusive Early Childhood on the Herkimer campus. Cazenovia, however, closed in 2023.




Athletics


Herkimer's athletic program began with five sports in 1970, under the direction of Tom LaPuma, and has grown to include 19 varsity offerings. With its growth has come great success with 60 NJCAA National Championships, 128 Region III Championships, 169 Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference championships, and 31 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year awards as of Spring 2020.
Herkimer's men's lacrosse team had a lengthy streak of success from the late '80s through the 2000s, winning the national championship in 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003 and 2005. At times, several players were Iroquois, believed to be the largest Native American contingent in a collegiate lacrosse team.
The Herkimer Generals athletics program has won the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup four times, in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2020. The award recognizes Herkimer as first in the nation among two-year non-scholarship athletic programs.
Herkimer College has an esports team competing nationally and the college has an esports arena on campus.




Notable people






= Sports

=
Lacrosse players:
Delby Powless
Brett Queener
Regy Thorpe
Soccer players:
Dwight Barnett
Triston Henry
Ryan Pierce
Ben Polk
Chris Riley
Jordan Saling
Korab Syla
Jermaine Windster
Akeem Ellis, basketball player
Jason Rathbun, baseball player and coach
Wendall Williams, football player




= Other

=
Daniel Burling, politician
Leigh and Leslie Keno, antiquarians
Shane Hurlbut, cinematographer
Arlene Istar Lev, social worker




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Herkimer County Community College
• Herkimer (village), New York
• Herkimer, New York
• Herkimer County, New York
• List of colleges and universities in New York (state)
• List of community colleges
• Index of colleges and universities in the United States
• Shane Hurlbut
• List of State University of New York units
• Nassau Community College