• There will be a limited number of programs, with pre-established articulation agreements or joint registration with senior colleges, all sharing a common theme of creating and sustaining a thriving New York City.
• There will be a significant pre-college component and required admissions interviews and a summer program.
• Academic and student services will be integrated.
• The first-year core curriculum will entail a new approach to developmental education and will require full-time enrollment.
• The New Community College will include an Office of Partnerships, with NYC as a site for applied learning and internships.
  
  

• NY Times January 25, 2009 article, “CUNY Plans New Approach to Community College”
• Inside Higher Ed Web site February 6, 2009 article, “Shaking Up the Community College Concept”

Members of the Planning Team

For more information, please email: newcommunitycollegeinitiative@mail.cuny.edu