Introduction and Overview

Location and Size: SUNY Erie Community College South Campus is located in Orchard Park, New York. It is a community college serving the local and surrounding areas. The campus is moderately sized, providing students with a comfortable learning and living space.

Student Group: Like the North Campus, the student population is diverse, with students from various regions within New York State, as well as students from other states and other countries. The age range is also relatively rich, including traditional school-age students and adult students.

History and Establishment

Also established in 1946, it was incorporated into the State University of New York (SUNY) system in 1962. The South Campus has evolved over the course of the school's overall development with the changes in community needs and the strategic layout of the college.

Institutional Nature

A public community college, supported by the state and local governments, is committed to providing equal educational opportunities for community residents. It has relatively low tuition and is a two-year higher education institution.

Educational Philosophy

Focus on the combination of practical skills training and academic knowledge imparting. Student-centered, committed to helping students successfully complete their studies, whether to enter the workplace directly or continue their studies at a four-year university. Emphasis on community service and career orientation, hoping that students can apply what they have learned and contribute to the development of the community and society.

School Strength

Faculty: We have an experienced team of teachers who not only have profound attainments in the academic field, but also have rich experience in industry practice, and can provide students with practical teaching content. The teacher-student ratio is reasonable to ensure that students can get enough attention and guidance.

Course Diversity: We provide a rich selection of courses, including but not limited to courses in business, health sciences, technical fields, etc., and also have vocational training courses to help students quickly acquire the skills needed to enter specific career fields. For example, high-quality teaching is provided in medical assistive technology, basic business management, etc.

Teaching Facilities: Equipped with modern teaching facilities, such as laboratories (including computer laboratories, science laboratories, etc.), simulated work scene classrooms, etc., to provide students with a good practical operation environment.

Key Subjects

Health Science Field: Nursing is one of the key subjects. The course focuses on the combination of theory and practice, providing students with opportunities to intern in medical institutions such as hospitals and sanatoriums, and cultivating qualified nursing talents.

Business field: Business management related majors are also relatively prominent, covering marketing, financial management and other directions, focusing on cultivating students' business thinking and management capabilities.

Department (although it may not be clearly divided, from the perspective of disciplines)

Department of Health: mainly covers health-related professional courses such as nursing and medical assistance.

Department of Business: includes professional course systems such as business management and marketing.

Department of Technology (or similar names): can include relevant course settings such as computer technology.

Ranking

It may not have a very prominent ranking in the national community college rankings, but it has a good reputation in the local community colleges in New York State for its teaching quality and student services.

Cost

Tuition: Tuition for in-state students is relatively low, about a few thousand dollars per year, and tuition for out-of-state students is slightly higher. Specifically, similar to the North Campus, tuition for in-state residents may be around $5,200 per year, and tuition for out-of-state residents may be around $10,400 per year.

Miscellaneous fees: including textbook fees, laboratory fees and other fees, the specific amount varies depending on the major and course.

Campus Environment

Natural Environment: The campus is located in the suburbs, with beautiful natural environment, green land and trees, providing students with a peaceful learning atmosphere.

Campus Facilities: It has facilities such as library, gymnasium, student activity center, etc. The library has a rich collection of books to meet the students' learning and research needs; the gymnasium provides students with a place to exercise and keep fit; the student activity center is a space for students to organize activities and communicate and interact.