Jamestown Community College, founded in 1950 as a predominantly transfer, liberal arts oriented institution, was among the first community colleges within the State University of New York. 

The college has grown from an enrollment of 169 students attending classes at Jamestown High School to an enrollment of over 4,000 in a multi-campus institution. The Jamestown Campus is located on a 107-acre site at the foot of Chautauqua Lake in Jamestown, New York. 
The Cattaraugus County Campus is located 50 miles east of Jamestown in Olean, New York. 
JCC also operates centers in Dunkirk, New York and Warren, Pennsylvania. You can take an online tour of our Campuses here.

The remarkable development of the college is a tribute to a dedicated faculty and administration, combined with support and encouragement from the officials and citizens of its service area. 

Characterized by a climate of informal interaction between faculty and students, JCC provides a learning environment which encourages growth and change while maintaining high academic standards. 

JCC has remained committed to the humanities and liberal arts while expanding to meet the social imperatives of vocational education and community service. The threefold purpose of the college is to serve those students desiring transfer programs, provide technical and career programs for those who wish to seek employment immediately after graduation, and offer the community the opportunity to pursue part-time study for improvement of job skills and cultural enrichment. 

2006 Report to the Community

The JCC Promise

Jamestown Community College is committed to connecting you to your goals by providing challenging educational experiences in a caring environment.

Accreditation
Jamestown Community College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Its curricula are approved by the State University of New York and are registered by the New York State Department of Education. In addition, the nursing program is accredited by the National League of Nursing. JCC's occupational therapy assistant program is approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association. JCC is also approved by the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs for the training of veterans and other eligible persons.

Facts and Figures
Statistical demographic information about the college, our students, faculty and community is available on the Jamestown Community College Office of Institutional Research web site(oir.sunyjcc.edu). Site information includes the JCC Fact Book(IPEDS data) and JCC's common data set(CDS).

Vision, Mission, Statement of Beliefs

Vision: Jamestown Community College, an integral part of our communities' social and economic frameworks, will be the region's premier provider of transfer, career, developmental, and continuing education, and will be recognized for academic excellence, a collaborative spirit, innovative leadership, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Mission: Jamestown Community College is a comprehensive, regional, open-access, student-centered institution that embraces academic excellence and meets the service area's learning needs in diverse ways, including liberal arts transfer degree programs, career programs, community service, developmental education, and business and industry training. The college's partnership with the greater community contributes to the social and intellectual improvement, economic development, and cultural enrichment of western New York State and northwestern Pennsylvania.

Statement of Beliefs:

• Commitment to Quality The college is committed to student learning and to the promotion of the college, its mission, and the welfare of our communities.
• Commitment to Students We believe students and other consumers of college services are the first priority in all we do.
• Commitment to Life-long Learning We believe the entire college community is responsible for enriching lives by creating an atmosphere dedicated to lifelong learning and intellectual inquiry and for promoting communication, collaboration, and greater understanding of our pluralistic society and the world in which we live.
• Commitment to Community Partnership We believe we share a responsibility for the well being of our college and must play a role, in partnership with other community agencies, in fostering the economic, social, and cultural well being of our community.

Endorsed by the college community Spring 2003

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