Academics

In a lot of ways, welding is in Jacob Elliott’s genes. 

His grandfather, Bob Elliott, was a welder for a long time at Dresser-Rand in Olean and still teaches the craft to students at SUNY Jamestown Community College. Elliott’s father also welded. 

"My grandpa always had stuff lying around the house,” Elliott said. “I was always questioning what it was. The idea of welding kind of intrigued me. So I went and I took it at BOCES for my junior and senior year, and then it brought me here.” 

The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing will visit SUNY Jamestown Community College on March 26 to conduct a site visit for continuing accreditation of its Associate in Applied Science Nursing program. 

The site team invites the public to meet them and share comments about the program in person at 3:30 p.m. that day at the following JCC locations: 

Cattaraugus County Campus: College Center boardroom, 260 N. Union St., Olean 

Crystal Rose-Williams, interim vice president of Student Affairs, and Jessica Kubiak, vice president of Academic Affairs, have announced the names of 118 students who were awarded degrees or certificates from SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Cattaraugus County and Jamestown campuses. Eleven students earned highest honors (4.0 GPA), 48 earned high honors (3.50-3.99 GPA), and 19 earned honors (3.25-3.49 GPA). 

Alden: Alexander Hamilton (A.S.: Cybersecurity - Highest Honors) 

SUNY Jamestown Community College was recently approved for State University of New York’s Online+ recertification in 11 degree and certificate programs. Online programs that are part of the SUNY Online+ provide additional support services for students and faculty. 

SUNY noted that JCC "has a high level of institutional commitment to high quality online education and your best practices for administering online programs are exemplary."  

A new SUNY Jamestown Community College scholarship honoring a noted Chautauqua County entrepreneur will be awarded to a rising second-year Business Administration student starting in 2026. 

The Caryl VanderMolen Scholarship was recently established with the JCC Foundation by Caryl’s daughter, Nancy VanderMolen, as a way to remember the woman who founded Lakewood Furniture Galleries in the late 1950s and moved it to its current East Fairmount Avenue location in the 1960s. 

The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students earned full-time dean’s list honors for academic excellence during the Fall 2024 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 GPA while enrolled in at least 12 degree credits.

The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students earned part-time dean’s list honors for academic excellence during the Fall 2024 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 GPA while enrolled in six to 11 degree credits.

Albany: Kathleen Beaudoin

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Academy at SUNY Jamestown Community College recently awarded recruit Matthew White with the Dan Feather Memorial Award. 

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Kids’ College v.2.0 is set to kickoff in January on SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Jamestown Campus.

The program delivers fun and educational monthly activities to children in grades 3-6. Kids’ College was a staple at JCC locations for more than 20 years until the pandemic halted operations in 2020.

SUNY Jamestown Community College recently received approval to offer Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor training for working professionals.