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Dutchess community college

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Founded in 1957, DCC has the lowest tuition of any college or university in the state. The college offers Associate's degrees and Certificates in over 60 academic areas of study. Our curriculums include career-oriented programs as well as those designed for successful transfer to a four-year college or university.
• Dutchess Community College is situated on a 130-acre hilltop campus with fantastic scenery and a park-like setting. Graced with lovely buildings and facilities, the campus is also enhanced by beautiful landscaping and a broad array of sculptures and other art. On fair-weather days, many of the College's 8,000 students can be seen strolling along the walkways or studying in one of the many attractive outdoor settings.
• Class sizes at Dutchess are small, with the average class size being less than 20 students. Dutchess was the first college in the state to offer a comprehensive jointly-registered transfer program in teacher education (with SUNY New Paltz), covering birth through twelfth grade.
• The college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Truck fire and gunshot are linked to stalking (Kingston Daily Freeman)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:06:25 am
  RHINEBECK — An upstate man has been jailed for setting fire to his own truck and firing a shotgun in the air outside the home of a woman he apparently had been stalking for three years, state police said on Tuesday.
• EMS conference draws large attendance (Mid-Hudson News)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:12:07 am
  POUGHKEEPSIE - Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers and Dutchess Community College’s EMS Programs co-sponsored a day-long emergency medical services conference for pre-hospital professionals last Saturday, November 14 at the college’s Main Campus in Poughkeepsie.
• Making a mastodon feel right a home (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 08:11:03 am
  If you're an artist, finding work in your creative field is tough; especially during this depressed job market and especially if you're an art student in high school or college.
• Flutist featured in Classics for Kids concert (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:52:28 pm
  BEACON — Young virtuoso flutist Claire Chase will give a concert for young people at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon. The concert will be followed by a master class for three outstanding local high school flute students.
• Health calendar: Nov. 8-15 (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 08:07:38 am
  Coping with the holidays Benedictine Hospital, 80 Marys Ave., Kingston. 6:30-8 p.m. Nov. 9. Free seminar presented by grief counselor Sandra Owen. Held in Administrative Services Building Auditorium. Walk-ins welcome. Contact Emma Tate at 845-473-2273, ext. 1145.

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