The activities fee I pay every semester covers a lot of really cool stuff. Free concerts, free food, free t-shirts, games, giveaways, prizes, festivities, entertainment, comedians, merriment all around, hoopla, oh and cake! Since I live off campus, all this jubilation is an awesome way to still feel like you’re part of a community.
9. Waffle fries…
I swear they put crack in those things. The waffle fries in the dining hall are amazing. Since we have a professional catering service that makes all the food for CCC, all the food is really, really good.
8. The Chemung River
Campus is so close to the Chemung River that I can kayak back to Elmira when I have classes on the main campus. There’s nothing more relaxing then going to the river after a stressful day, sitting back, dipping your feet in the water, and just effortlessly floating some 15 miles or so home.
7. Market Street
Market Street is beautiful! I love all the little shops, and great places to eat. There’s a really cute place to eat called the Old World Café that has the best ice cream ever. You can find anything from music, animals, food, art, beauty salons, to cafés and hand crafted trinkets, and gadgets; an excellent place to kill time, and wander aimlessly :)
6. The Math Learning Center
I was in the MLC every week, at least 3 days a week, this entire semester. I probably would have lost my mind, and/or flunked out of Calculus had it not been for the amazing peer and professional tutors there.
5. The professors
My professors here at CCC are amazing! They’re all super nice. My Tae Kwon Do instructor made me laugh until I cried on a pretty regular basis. [By the way, I highly recommend that class!] They’re also very flexible, and understanding. If you make the effort maintain communication with them, and let them know what your needs are, they’re very accommodating.
4. The Class Size
All of my classes this semester were 15-20 students or less. This made me feel a little more comfortable with participating in class, and communicating with my professors. They all know me by name, and I don’t feel anonymous, like I would sitting in a large lecture hall trying to absorb information like a sponge.
3. Class Selection
There are a lot of really cool class selections here on campus. CCC is the best place to start, especially if you don’t know exactly what you want to do; because of the large variety of classes, programs, and electives you can take, it’s an excellent place to get a feel for what sparks your passion. I started out as a math/science major, but my guidance counselor helped me put a little bit of everything in my schedule so I could test the waters a little bit, and I soon found out my passion is psychology.
2. Diversity
There are so many different, wonderful people here, there really isn’t such thing as the typical CCC student. I took a year off to just work, and then came back to school, for the second time and felt right at home at CCC.
And the number one reason I love Corning Community College… [Drum roll please!]
1. The Sense of Community
The strong sense of community here at CCC is the number one reason why I love it here. Ask any student, and they’ll tell you the reasons they love it too. There’s a lot of pride in our school, and support for everyone who’s apprehensive about attending college. My family is about to move to the west coast, and I’m very fortunate to still have my family away from home here at CCC.
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