Month: January 2021

Final Registration on January 19

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January 13, 2021 – Stone Ridge, NY- Final registration for the spring 2021 semester at SUNY Ulster will take place virtually on Tuesday, January 19 from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Both continuing and accepted students can register for virtual appointments with SUNY Ulster’s Enrollment & Success Center. Continuing students can register to meet with faculty virtually in their chosen academic program. Spring 2021 classes will begin on January 25, 2021.

Schedule an appointment with the program of your choice below.

Accepted and Continuing students can make an appointment with an Enrollment & Success Counselor. Schedule an Appointment Now.

Continuing students who would like to meet with their specific program can make an appointment via the links below:

Arts/English:  ARTS/ENG-Final Reg SP21 Appointments

Biology/Vet Tech: BIOLOGY/VET TECH-Final Reg SP21 Appointments

Business: BUSINESS-Final Reg SP 21 Appointments

Criminal Justice/Human Services: CRIMINAL JUSTICE/HUMAN SERVICES-Final Reg SP21 Appointments

Nursing: NURSING-Final Reg SP21 Appointments

Social Science/Education: SOCIAL SCIENCE/EDUCATION-Final Reg SP 21 Appointments

STEM: STEM-Final Reg SP21 Appointments

Many Ulster County residents begin their college experience at SUNY Ulster, going on to transfer to four-year colleges and universities or entering the workforce upon graduation. It’s a smart strategy that allows students to gain an excellent education without incurring extraordinary debt. For those transferring, the money saved in the first two years helps finance the last two.

For more information on applying or registering, call (845) 687-5022 or visit our Admissions Office.

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SUNY Ulster Receives $10,000 from The Gene Haas Foundation

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January 7, 2021 – Stone Ridge, NY – The Gene Haas Foundation has awarded Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. at SUNY Ulster a $10,000 grant to support scholarships for credit and non-credit students who are building their skills in the machinist industry. This is the third consecutive year SUNY Ulster has been awarded this grant funding to support students entering into Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Technologist training or a CNC machining-based engineering program. This grant allows scholarship recipients to change careers without a financial impact on their families. Locally there is an urgent workforce demand for skilled CNC labor.

Students enrolling in a CNC Technologist training or a CNC machining-based engineering program are encouraged to complete the online Foundation Scholarship application to apply for the Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship online with our Scholarship app.

SUNY Ulster courses eligible for scholarship funding are the CNC Programming Mill and Lathe (DCB 2213 for non-credit and MFG 106 for credit) or the CNC Operator II (DCB 2012 for non-credit and MFG 205 for credit) are eligible for scholarship funding.

Students at SUNY Ulster have the option of enrolling in a CNC Operator Microcredential or CNC Programmer Microcredential and both CNC credentials can be completed within a year. Local companies that employ CNC Operators include Bantam Tools, Stanfordville Machine, Sono-Tek Corporation, AMETEK, Inc., LoDolce Machine Co., Inc., Howmet Fastening Systems, Elna Magnetics, USHECO Inc., Fala Technologies, Fair-Rite Products Corp, MPI, Inc. and Saturn Industries, Inc. Statistics provided by ONET report that locally CNC Operators earn $21.77 per hour on average and CNC Programmers earn $26.71 on average.

To enroll in a credit bearing or a non-credit bearing CNC Programming course, please visit our Advanced Manufacturing pages.. For more information, please contact Barbara Ann Livermore Reer, Assistant Dean for Workforce at reerb@sunyulster.edu or 845-802-7171.  Courses start January 21st.

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