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SUNY WCC Foundation’s Transforming Futures Together Gala Raises Over Half a Million Dollars (River Journal)
Three articles on SUNY WCC student Ashley Cozayatl, who received the prestigious national Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship. Ashley is an Honors College student and was one of 60 in the country selected out of more than 1300 community college applicants. She will receive as much as $55K a year for up to three years to complete a bachelor’s degree. She will be attending New York University on a pre-law track as a history major, and plans to go to law school.
- 2026 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation transfer scholars – Community College Daily
- SUNY Westchester Student Awarded a National Community College Transfer Scholarship (River Journal)
- SUNY WCC Student awarded prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship up to $55K per year (Yonkers Times)
SUNY WCC fashion students at our Yonkers Extension Center were featured on Good Day NY.
Wall Street Journal article about students going to private trade schools and winding up in debt.
In his State of the County Address, County Executive Ken Jenkins speaks about a new degree completion program between SUNY WCC and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
New York State United Teachers designated SUNY WCC Professor James Werner as Higher Education Member of the Year.
From the Rochester Business Journal: SUNY Geneseo launches honors pathway with community colleges, including SUNY WCC.
Westchester Magazine story on the PepsiCo and SUNY WCC partnership.
Westfair Business Journal on the transfer agreement between SUNY WCC and SUNY Purchase.
New York Times article on the use of medical simulation labs similar to ours, which opened in October 2025.
NPR Marketplace story on proposed Federal changes to college accreditation predicated on the impact of the degree on students’ earning potential.
In the River Journal, SUNY Westchester Community College and the PepsiCo Foundation Highlight Student Pathways to Career Success.
This River Journal article announces a new transfer agreement with SUNY Purchase
This Yonkers Times article mentions Gorton High School’s work with SUNY WCC’s P-TECH program.
Gala honoree DeCicco and Sons was profiled in this River Journal article
A new feature story in the student publication Viking News.
Article highlighting the success of recipients of scholarships from PepsiCo.
SUNY WCC was awarded over $186K to expand spots for infants at the Virginia Marx Children’s Center.
SUNY community colleges advocated for funding priorities in Albany.
Our Native Plant Center’s successful Spring Landscape Conference was covered in this article in the Peekskill Herald.
On Sunday, 3/23, CBS News Sunday featured a bioblitz held at Martha Stewart’s Bedford property, at which members of our Native Plant Center staff and steering committee participated.
Dr. Belinda Miles appeared on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC to talk about the unique role of community colleges and the challenges we are facing in light of Federal funding cuts. How Westchester Community College is Dealing With Federal Funding Cuts | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC.
River Journal article on the WCC Foundation honoring the American Women of African Heritage, Inc.
Article on AI and the labor market: NYT America Cannot Withstand the Economic Shock That’s Coming.
New York Times article, germane to our career focus, on the growing healthcare labor market and its impact on other sectors of the economy.
NPR article on students struggling to complete their degrees
This Mid-Hudson News article reports on SUNY WCC’s P-Tech (Pathways to Technology Early College High School) program for middle school and high school students in Putnam County schools.
This Inside Higher Education article addresses some of the new Workforce Pell grants going to four-year colleges vs. community colleges: 4-Year Institutions Eye Programs Eligible for Workforce Pell
River Journal Online on the honorees to be recognized at our April Transforming Futures Together Gala.
NPR’s Morning Edition on January 15 about the growth in college enrollment. “Enrollment at private four-year colleges is down, and fewer people are getting master’s degrees. But enrollment rose at four-year public universities and at community colleges, where short-term credentials tied to the workforce grew by 28% when compared with a year ago.”
NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report: “The popular kid on campus—community colleges.” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketplace-all-in-one/id294809296
New York Times article DealBook: The education of higher education featuring SUNY Chancellor King.
Businessweek article on cuts to Title V grants featuring an interview with SUNY WCC President Dr. Belinda S. Miles.
The River Journal article on the $1.1 million grant received from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.
River Journal article on our December Completion Ceremony for students who completed their degrees in August or December.
New York Times opinion piece on the continued value of a college education.
Westchester Magazine’s 914INC article on the Health Sciences Simulation Center for Interprofessional Education .
Journal News article on Corporate Citizenship honoree DeCicco & Sons: What 20 years at DeCicco & Sons taught Alyssa O’Grady about family – The Journal News
The River Journal covered a Youth Leadership Summit hosted by SUNY WCC in conjunction with the Westchester County Youth Bureau, Lower Hudson Valley My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and the Obama Foundation.
This New York Times article about the Hispanic Scholarship Fund addresses some of the challenges being made by outside groups to scholarships that help students of specific racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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