Math & Science. Start here. transfer anywhere! Liberal Arts: Math & Science Engineering Science Environmental Science

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1 Math & Science Liberal Arts: Math & Science Engineering Science Environmental Science Start here transfer anywhere!

2 MATH & SCIENCE DEGREES AT RCC ASSOCIATE IN ARTS (AA) Liberal Arts: Math & Science ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (AS) Liberal Arts: Math & Science Engineering Science Environmental Science An associate s degree in math and science provides a solid foundation to prepare you for many majors in a four-year college and a wide variety of career choices. Once you have earned your degree at RCC, you can continue your education towards a degree in a specialty area such as: Chemistry Mathematics Nutrition Ecology Medicine Marine biology and many more! Engineering

3 Career Options Earning your associate's degree at RCC is the first step toward many careers, a few of which are listed below. If you have an interest in MATH & SCIENCE, you could have a career as a Physician Nurse Athletic trainer Statistician Pharmacist Dentist Research scientist Educator Nuclear physicist ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, you could have a career as a Health/Safety manager Marine biologist Meteorologist trainer Water analyst Land-use planner Botanist ENGINEERING, you could have a career specializing in Aerospace Biomedical Chemical Civil Electrical Environmental Mechanical

4 Get Help Transferring to a Four-Year College Most RCC students transfer to four-year colleges and universities throughout the US. RCC will help you in the transfer process. Transfer agreements between RCC and many fouryear colleges enable you to enter as a junior. Transfer counselors are available to help you select the best fouryear college for you and to ensure that you have the appropriate courses and qualifications. You can learn about transfer opportunities at four-year colleges on Transfer Days and College Night, when hundreds of representatives of other colleges and universities visit RCC to share information about their schools. More than 100 four-year institutions accept RCC grads as transfer students each year, including such schools as: American University Lehigh University Syracuse University Columbia University New York University Cooper Union Northeastern University Cornell University Pace University SUNY: Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, New Paltz, Purchase, Stony Brook & more CUNY: Hunter, Queens & more Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Chicago Fordham University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Connecticut University of Michigan Georgetown University Yale University

5 Why I Chose RCC Our Alumni Speak These alumni graduated with a degree in Math & Science at RCC. The Honors Program prepared me to transfer successfully to the University of Virginia and ultimately to pursue a career in medicine. DR. ANDREA ALI, pediatric resident, Winthrop University Hospital, earned a master s degree in biology at Barry University and graduated from medical school at Nova Southwestern University. Thanks to RCC, I transferred to a top engineering school. RCC prepared me well for my educational pursuits, and saved my parents at least $60,000 in tuition! ELIZABETH BAKER graduated from Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine. BINOY VARGHESE, Business Development Manager at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, earned his bachelor s and master s at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. My transition to Cornell was essentially easy thanks to two solid years of building my skills at RCC. WENSHUO ZHANG earned his PhD in Molecular Metabolism & Nutrition from the University of Chicago. It is the policy of Rockland Community College not to discriminate on basis of age, alienage, color, creed, disability, gender/sex, marital status, national origin, prior non-job related record of conviction, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Room 8129, Technology Center 145 College Road Suffern, NY

6 As an RCC Student, You Can JOIN one or more of our 40 student clubs, or start your own club FIND A JOB and polish your job-seeking skills in our Career Services Center FIND ENCOURAGEMENT from award-winning faculty in small classes (average class size: 22) INTERN at one of hundreds of companies in Rockland or Manhattan, including major media outlets and financial brokerage firms WRITE for the award winning student newspaper or literary magazine BECOME A LEADER in the Student Government Association PLAY SPORTS in the MidHudson Athletic Conference: men s baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis and women s basketball, tennis and volleyball GET FINANCING through $16 million in financial assistance awarded annually CHALLENGE YOURSELF in the nationally recognized Sam Draper MT/S Honors Program GET TO KNOW international students from 25 countries GET HELP in the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, Academic Advisement Center and Student Development Center HELP OTHERS in community service projects like Habitat for Humanity, food and clothing drives ENJOY Rockland Community College s safe and picturesque campus in the scenic Hudson Valley, just 25 miles northwest of New York City How Do I Apply? info@sunyrockland.edu RCC-SOON College Rd., Suffern, NY 10901