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Hudson Valley Community College, a SUNY associated two-year college, is located in Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. Although about eighty percent of the students are from the local area, the remainder are from other parts of New York, other states and from some 30 countries around the world.
Locally referred to as HVCC, the school has over 50 active clubs and organizations for students. Recent campus improvements included renovations to the Siek Campus Center and the creation of a new Administration/Classroom Building.
Hudson Valley Community College currently ranks as the largest undergraduate college in terms of enrollment in the Capital District. In 2008, 1,824 students received diplomas, making the Class of 2008 the largest in the history of the college.
Hudson Valley also has a growing Distance Learning Program, and many degrees can be completed fully online.
Two popular locations on campus are The Writing Center (on the upper level of the Library) and The Learning Assistance Center (on the lower level of the Library). The Writing Center offers assistance to students at any stage of the writing process, and The Learning Assistance Center offers help in math, study strategies, and other subjects such as biology, accounting, history, and sociology, among others.
The school's theatre was named after Troy native Maureen Stapleton in 1981.
The school currently has an enrollment of over 12,000 students, and is currently suffering from a severe lack of parking, especially in the fall, when one can find most of the lawns covered with the vehicles of late-comers to class. To deal with the need for increased student parking, the college announced in 2007 that it would take down two buildings behind the McDonough Sports Complex and expand student parking by at least 300 parking spots.
Growing out of the Veteran’s Vocational School in downtown Troy, New York, the college was founded in 1953 as the Hudson Valley Technical Institute. Initially, the role of the college was to provide practical hands-on vocational training for veterans returning from World War II. Dwight Marvin, editor of the Troy Record, was one of several community leaders who pressed to create a broader mission for the college, which in 1959 would be officially known as Hudson Valley Community College. Marvin served as the first chairman of the college’s Board of Trustees.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,355 | $ 8,755 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,700 | $ 8,100 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 230 | $ 230 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,341 | 40% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,063 | 57% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,307 | 4% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,933 | 42% | |
Any Aid: |
75% |
