SUNY Broome Community College

SUNY Broome
Former names
 New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences at Binghamton
Broome County Technical Institute
Broome Technical Community College
Type Community college
Established 1946
Endowment US $13.4 million[1]
President Kevin E. Drumm
Academic staff
 406[2]
Undergraduates 6,625[2]
Location United States Dickinson, New York
Waverly, New York
Owego, New York, NY, US
42°08′06″N 75°54′36″W / 42.134999°N 75.91012°W / 42.134999; -75.91012Coordinates: 42°08′06″N 75°54′36″W / 42.134999°N 75.91012°W / 42.134999; -75.91012
Campus Suburban
223 acres (0.90 km2)
Colors Yellow and black         
Nickname Hornets
Affiliations National Junior College Athletic Association, Region III
Sports soccer, basketball, hockey, cross-country, tennis, volleyball, golf, lacrosse, baseball, softball
Website www.sunybroome.edu

SUNY Broome Community College, or SUNY Broome, is a SUNY two-year college in Broome County, New York. The college was founded in 1946 and went through several name changes. The school is located in the Town of Dickinson, just north of the City of Binghamton, New York. The college had a 2010 enrollment of over 6,000 students and has alumni of over 41,000.

BCC serves students from a single campus on Upper Front Street in Dickinson, New York, though some classes are taught in Waverly, Owego and within the city of Binghamton at smaller classroom centers. The campus' 15 buildings comprise 610,000 square feet (57,000 m2) of space, and feature recently upgraded athletic facilities such as baseball fields, soccer and lacrosse field, publicly accessible tennis courts, the Dick Baldwin Gym, named after the third winningest college basketball coach across both two and four year colleges, and a new ice rink. There is also a theater which hosts campus performances of plays and other theatrical work, entitled The Little Theater.

It offers a variety of classes to all students that plan on finishing their 2-year degree at SUNY Broome or hope to transfer to a 4-year school. Many students transfer to nearby Binghamton University after their first 2 years.

College President: Dr. Kevin Drumm
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer: Francis Battisti (acting)
Acting VP Student and Community Engagement: Debra Morello (acting)
Acting VP Administrative and Financial Affairs: Regina Losinger

Timeline

Athletics

The SUNY Broome Hornets participate in the NJCAA as a member of Region III. Broome field's 15 Varsity Sports: Men's Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Softball, Women's Tennis and Women's Volleyball

The Women's Soccer Team won the National Championship in 2007, 2008, and 2016.

Every year since 2014, the SUNY Broome Hornets play the Binghamton University Bearcats in the President's Cup hockey game.

References

  1. ↑ As of June 30, 2011. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. January 17, 2012. p. 21. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "College Information 2009" (PDF). About BCC. Dickinson, New York: Broome Community College. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  3. ↑ "FOX 40 WICZ TV - News, Sports, Weather, Contests & More - Our Apologies". 2 September 1999. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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