Suffolk County Community College - A History - by Ryan Hayes, RTV Student
Summary
TLDRKevin McCoy, a librarian at Suffolk Community College, provides historical context about the college's founding and early development. He discusses how it started in 1959 with night classes at a local high school before getting its own campus in 1960 at a former TB sanitarium site. The first building was a gym, followed by more academic buildings in the 60s. He also talks about the Ammerman campus which opened in 1974 on former state hospital grounds, and the role community colleges play in providing local affordable education.
Takeaways
- Suffolk Community College was founded in 1959 with night classes at a local high school.
- The original campus in 1960 was a former TB sanitarium site.
- The first building constructed was a gym in 1963.
- New academic buildings were added through the 1960s.
- The Ammerman campus opened in 1974 on former state hospital grounds.
- Community colleges provide local affordable education options.
Q & A
Where were the first classes held for Suffolk Community College?
-The first classes in 1959 were held at a local high school after normal school hours.
What was the original campus site previously used for?
-The original campus opened in 1960 was previously a TB sanitarium.
Why was a gym built first on the new campus?
-The college president believed you can have classes anywhere but you can only have a gym in a gym building.
When did the Ammerman campus open and what was it previously?
-The Ammerman campus opened in 1974 on grounds formerly occupied by a state hospital.
What role do community colleges serve?
-Community colleges provide local affordable education options, especially for students who can't go away to school.
Outlines
History and Background of Suffolk Community College
The first paragraph provides background on Suffolk Community College. It was founded in 1959 with night classes held at a local high school. It was one of the only local community colleges in the county at the time. The current campus opened in 1960 on the grounds of a former TB sanitarium, with several original buildings remaining today. The first president had a vision for the campus layout and facilities.
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Keywords
π‘Suffolk Community College
π‘community college
π‘TB sanitarium
π‘Pilgrim State Hospital
π‘first president
π‘protests
π‘Pine Barrens
π‘moving away
π‘changing lives
π‘community
Highlights
Kevin McCoy provides background as a librarian and former student at Suffolk Community College.
The college was founded in 1959 with night classes held at a local high school.
The original campus was a former TB sanitarium, with some original buildings still in use.
The first president had a vision for the campus layout and facilities.
The gym was the first new building constructed in 1963.
New buildings were added almost every year after that.
The Vietnam era saw many protests on campus.
The Grant Campus opened in 1974 on the site of a former mental institution.
The Ammerman Campus opening sparked controversy with environmentalists.
Studies show students attending college on Long Island tend to stay after graduating.
Many past students credit the college for changing their lives.
The college aims to be an active part of the local community.
Not every student succeeds, but many go on to do great things.
The college provides access to higher education for local students.
The college has an important legacy in the region.
Transcripts
hey yeah my name is Kevin McCoy I'm a
librarian here at Suffolk Community
College I do the systems for the library
I was also a former student and went
part-time and then graduated full time
at Stony Brook the college was founded
in 59 the first year the classes are
actually in SH M high school and there
were night classes so after the school
closed for the k-12 students cept
Community College students went there at
the time there was only one of the
college in Suffolk County
Adelphi had a satellite campus in
Oakdale which eventually became downing
college so those are from ready to Sneed
for a college that was local and for
students that couldn't go away this
campus was opened in 1960 it was
originally TB sanitarium so the free
buildings on campus that were part of
the TB sanitarium that remain are the
I'm rooming building used to be called
the Ross building Marshall building
which is now called the killing building
an NFL building we interviewed a la mer
man who was the first president of the
college I really did have a vision if
you look at this campus when he came
here he knew exactly what he wanted to
do he got a lot of criticism for
building the gym first but he said you
can have classes anywhere you can only
have gym in the gym so it's just
interesting to see his vision and how it
played out the gym was the first
building that was built I think that was
built 63 and then almost every year a
building was bolts started with the gym
then islip building and the Student
Center and then the buildings around the
square and then the South Hampton
building was the last building built
until the Lyndsay building was built as
a couple of years ago and then in the
Vietnam era was very interesting because
there was a lot of protests going on in
Sarnia burkas and protests here so it
was interesting to see the different
dynamics between Stony Brook in here the
Grande campus started in 1974 that was
also previously an institution that was
part of pilgrim State
what happened here at the ammerman
campus was it was TV and with the
antibiotics what not there was less need
for a TV sanitarium pilgrim state there
were closing buildings so there was
buildings available in 1878 I believe
and that was the only campus I started
from scratch and again that was in the
middle of the Pine Barrens there wasn't
a controversy when that was built a lot
of environmentalists were upset that
they were building something right in
the middle of my bearings everything
that was predicted land but the county
owned it so it was inexpensive
it's a great spot who's always worried
that young people are moving away and
they are moving away and their studies
saying that the students that go to
school attend college on Long Island
tend to stay on Long Island I don't have
the jacket anymore but I used to have a
Suffolk jacket when I walked through
mucked around town where I went shopping
a lot of students approached a lot of
parents approached and they talked about
how much it changed my life or changed
their life it really is like I said a
community and we try to be part of the
community so I think the legacy is is
you have these students come in here not
everyone succeeds but there's a lot of
students that something clicks and they
go on to do great things
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