The proximity of many community colleges to major cultural centers provides a major advantage for students interested in the arts. The Art Club at SUNY Rockland visits major museums and galleries in nearby Manhattan, and recently went to Storm King Art Center to view outdoor installations of monumental sculpture by Alexander Calder and other great artists in the magnificent setting of the in the Hudson River Highlands.
Sometimes students just need to unwind, and community colleges provide opportunities for that too. On San Antonio College, students “let it all hang out” at the bi-monthly Karaoke Madness! At Stress-Out Day, held near the end of each semester, students expend their energy and get a good laugh when amusement-park like attractions such as sumo wrestling, rock climbing, bouncy boxing, gladiator joust, and human bowling come to campus.
Community colleges offer clubs catering to every conceivable interest and ethnicity. At City College of San Francisco in California, for example, the list of clubs includes: African Americans Changing Times; Asian Music Club; German Club; Chinese Cultural Club; Cantonese Youth Fellowship; Club Indian; Club Italiano; Forensic Science Club; Japanese Cultural Club; Myanmar Club; Swing City Dancers; Garden Club; Vietnamese Club and Women United.
At SUNY Rockland, over 30 clubs include Amnesty International, Biology Club, Chess Club, Christian Fellowship, Debate Team, Engineering Club, Haitian Club, Hillel, Student Nurses, Youth for Opera and more.
Cultural celebrations on campus provide a glimpse into another ethnicity. Many community colleges celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Intercultural Festival, Holocaust Remembrance Week, Women’s History Month, and African American History Month, for example. At these commemorations, students can view the re-creation of an African slave ship, join discussions about the media view of Hispanics, listen to first-hand testimony of Holocaust survivors, play chess against a Grandmaster and more.
Meeting people of different backgrounds proves to be an enlightening experience for most community college students. “I used to have a specific group of friends of a specific ethnic background, but since I came here, my group of friends has diversified, thanks to the great diversity in this college,” said Arius.
Jana Janko, a SUNY Rockland graduate now enrolled at St. George’s Medical School, encourages students to get involved in life beyond the classroom. “The experience you get from college is what you put into it. Yes, you can be that commuter that comes to school, goes to class and then runs off campus as quickly as possible. Or you can be that student that puts the word ‘community’ into community college, and you can really get the most out of your experience.”
Sometimes students just need to unwind, and community colleges provide opportunities for that too. On San Antonio College, students “let it all hang out” at the bi-monthly Karaoke Madness! At Stress-Out Day, held near the end of each semester, students expend their energy and get a good laugh when amusement-park like attractions such as sumo wrestling, rock climbing, bouncy boxing, gladiator joust, and human bowling come to campus.
Community colleges offer clubs catering to every conceivable interest and ethnicity. At City College of San Francisco in California, for example, the list of clubs includes: African Americans Changing Times; Asian Music Club; German Club; Chinese Cultural Club; Cantonese Youth Fellowship; Club Indian; Club Italiano; Forensic Science Club; Japanese Cultural Club; Myanmar Club; Swing City Dancers; Garden Club; Vietnamese Club and Women United.
At SUNY Rockland, over 30 clubs include Amnesty International, Biology Club, Chess Club, Christian Fellowship, Debate Team, Engineering Club, Haitian Club, Hillel, Student Nurses, Youth for Opera and more.
Cultural celebrations on campus provide a glimpse into another ethnicity. Many community colleges celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Intercultural Festival, Holocaust Remembrance Week, Women’s History Month, and African American History Month, for example. At these commemorations, students can view the re-creation of an African slave ship, join discussions about the media view of Hispanics, listen to first-hand testimony of Holocaust survivors, play chess against a Grandmaster and more.
Meeting people of different backgrounds proves to be an enlightening experience for most community college students. “I used to have a specific group of friends of a specific ethnic background, but since I came here, my group of friends has diversified, thanks to the great diversity in this college,” said Arius.
Jana Janko, a SUNY Rockland graduate now enrolled at St. George’s Medical School, encourages students to get involved in life beyond the classroom. “The experience you get from college is what you put into it. Yes, you can be that commuter that comes to school, goes to class and then runs off campus as quickly as possible. Or you can be that student that puts the word ‘community’ into community college, and you can really get the most out of your experience.”