The New Community College Initiative

The New Community College Initiative (NCC) is a bold endeavor to create the first new CUNY college in four decades. The NCC aims to create a coherent, structured and supportive learning experience. The overall goal is to significantly increase graduation rates. The first class of 500 students is expected to enroll in six degree programs at our temporary campus in midtown Manhattan in 2012. At capacity, the college will enroll approximately 5,000 students.

State Approves CUNY's New Community College

Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved creation of The New Community College – CUNY’s seventh community college and the University’s first new college in more than four decades – in a Sept. 20 letter to Education Commissioner John B. King Jr., Chancellor Matthew Goldstein has announced. Read more >>