Onondaga Community College

Onondaga Community College (OCC) is a public community college that serves Onondaga County and Central New York and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. OCC's 280-acre main campus is located in the town of Onondaga which borders the city of Syracuse. History The college welcomed its first class of students in the fall of 1962 at its downtown Syracuse location, the now demolished Midtown Plaza. OCC celebrated its first graduating class in 1964. In 1970 the college moved to its new and current location in the town of Onondaga. Residence halls were opened in 2006, and a new Arena began hosting intercollegiate, scholastic, and community-based events in 2011. Campuses The college has two campuses. The main campus is on West Seneca Turnpike in the hamlet of Onondaga Hill, west of Syracuse; OCC@Liverpool (formerly called the North Site) on County Route 57 in Liverpool, New York. Organization and administration