VALHALLA, N.Y. -- At 33, Richard Farrow is a 10-year veteran of the Parking Enforcement Division of the New York Police Department. He spends his days maintaining traffic flow, securing motorist and pedestrian safety and issuing summonses to vehicles in violation. However, he wanted to help more.A Yonkers resident and second-year student at Westchester Community College, Farrow is ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- For area residents looking to learn something new for a good cause, Westchester Community College is hosting its Celebrity Salon Series. Now in its 22nd season, the series welcomes experts from an array of fields into private homes to talk about their experiences."The goal of these salons is to build awareness of the wonderful programs and activities that WCC ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- For Stephanie Frank, a second-year Fashion Design student at Westchester Community College and a standout on the bowling team, its been all strikes in the classroom and at the lanes recently.Frank currently holds the highest GPA on the college's bowling team --3.57-- and with a strong academic semester this spring is in the running to earn top honors from the National ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- For most, the transition to college is a difficult one. New faces, more difficult classes and an ever-growing workload create stress and anxiety in even the most seasoned student. Now imagine moving to a new country on top of those emotions and you’ll begin to understand the remarkable story of Westchester Community College scholar-athlete, Brulinda Frangaj. Four years ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- It's been a bit of a homecoming for newly minted Westchester Community College president, Dr. Belinda Miles. This past January, the Queens native returned home to New York after being selected help lead one of the largest two-year institutions in the SUNY system, Westchester Community College. She was formally inaugurated as the school's third president earlier this ...

VALHALLA, N.Y -- The American Dream is alive and well, thanks in large part to students like White Plain's Dario Cano. Currently finishing his final semester at Westchester Community College, Cano came to the United States from Honduras at age 19, not knowing a word of English. Today, he holds a 3.79 GPA and hopes to one day become an electrical engineer."The first time I tried to ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Westchester Community College has joined fifteen community colleges across the nation in the Achieving the Dream Reform Network, a program focused on developing methods to increase student success in the classroom and beyond.To become an 'Achieving the Dream' college, applicants must demonstrate an institution-wide commitment to spend at least three years working to ...

VLAHALLA, N.Y. -- Thanks to JPMorgan Chase, Westchester Community College has been awarded a $150,000 grant aimed at analyzing the critical job skills gaps in the New York area. The report will examine middle skills jobs, which are defined as roles requiring education beyond high school but less than a four-year degree. The National Skills Coalition reports that key industries in the ...

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Science and art are no longer mutually exclusive studies. This summer, Westchester teenagers can learn how to combine them in a program developed by Westchester Community College's Center for the Digital Arts in Peekskill. Students ages 7-17 can enroll in “STEAM” courses that merge science, technology, engineering, mathematics and arts. The two-week classes run from ...

Westchester Community College professor Richard Van Inwegen says students have a very direct way to get to the front of the line for a bright future in various technology fields. First, they have to have math and science skills (although they don’t have to be math whizzes or science geniuses). And second, they need to pick a specialty in a growing field. Working in partnership with Con ...