General Information and Facts

The SUNY Office of Community Colleges is an office within SUNY System Administration that is dedicated to serving the needs of the thirty community colleges of SUNY. It is headed by the Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges, who is the primary liaison between the Chancellor and the community college presidents. The Office fulfills a variety of functions:

• Acting as point office for the development and issuance of SUNY administrative policies and procedures impacting community colleges
• Serving as a communications link between the community colleges and System Administration
• Providing support for community college presidents, their statewide organization (NYCCAP), the Faculty Council of Community Colleges, and the organization of community college trustees (NYCCT)
• Leading and supporting the development and implementation of statewide programs and initiatives
• Representing and promoting the community colleges to various external constituencies, including the Governor and legislators
• Conducting system-wide functions such as data gathering and fund raising

Overall, it is the primary purpose of the Office of Community Colleges to provide comprehensive support and assistance to the SUNY community colleges, to represent the interests of community colleges within the System Administration, and likewise to represent the interests of System Administration to the colleges.