Jamestown Community College is a comprehensive, regional, open-access, student-centered institution that embraces academic excellence and meets the service area's learning needs in diverse ways, including liberal arts transfer degree programs, career programs, community service, developmental education, and business and industry training. The college's partnership with the greater community contributes to the social and intellectual improvement, economic development, and cultural enrichment of western New York State and northwestern Pennsylvania.
< CollapseJamestown Community College is a two-year college in the SUNY system. JCC has two campuses in Chautauqua County, New York, located in Dunkirk and Jamestown. A third campus serves Cattaraugus County in Olean. A fourth site is located in Warren, Pennsylvania. The college offers degree and certificate programs in many areas.
Founded in 1950, Jamestown Community College, was the first community college in the State University of New York.
The college has grown from an enrollment of 169 students attending classes at Jamestown High School to an enrollment of over 3,500 in a multi-campus institution. The Jamestown Campus is located on a 107-acre site at the foot of Chautauqua Lake in Jamestown, New York. The Cattaraugus County Campus is located 50 miles east of Jamestown in Olean, New York. JCC also operates centers in Dunkirk, New York and Warren, Pennsylvania.
Characterized by a climate of informal interaction between faculty and students, JCC provides a learning environment which encourages growth and change while maintaining high academic standards.
JCC has remained committed to the humanities and liberal arts while expanding to meet the social imperatives of vocational education and community service. The threefold purpose of the college is to serve those students desiring transfer programs, provide technical and career programs for those who wish to seek employment immediately after graduation, and offer the community the opportunity to pursue part-time study for improvement of job skills and cultural enrichment.
The college seeks to provide expanding services to the community in keeping with the State University of New York motto: To Learn ... To Search ... To Serve.
President: Dr. Gregory DeCinque
JCC, in affiliation with the State University of New York (SUNY), offers three types of degree programs: Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.) and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.). The college also offers 27-43 credit hour certificate programs. Several of JCC’s degree and certificate programs are offered online. For a full listing of degree and certificate programs, please visit our website at www.sunyjcc.edu.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,680 | $ 6,830 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,150 | $ 6,300 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 530 | $ 530 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,767 | 49% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,460 | 68% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,599 | 12% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,645 | 21% | |
Any Aid: |
78% |
