Pursuing college or a future career can feel overwhelming for many young people, especially when they’re unsure where to begin. Fortunately, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative is helping freshmen in the Dunkirk City School District discover their paths by providing real-world experiences and long-term support.
Tonie Westlake describes balancing school, work, and her personal life as “pure chaos.”
It’s understandable. In addition to being a mother to four children ranging from 10 months to 17 years old, Westlake is a full-time student in SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Nursing program and a healthcare employee who has worked overnights.
Alberta Raynor shouldn’t be here.
Not after spending much of her childhood in hospitals confronting lupus and fighting for her life. Not after dropping out of high school because of the crippling nature of the disease. Not after struggling for so long to pass the GED test and earn a high school diploma.
The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students received academic awards from the Jamestown Campus in May:
Almond: Hannah Rech (OT Impact Award)
Ashville: Ian Heath (Dr. Raymond J. Johnson Memorial Chemistry Award), Riley Seekings (Elaine Johnson Memorial Award)
Bemus Point: Thomas Loomis (Physics Awards), Gloria Marsh (Music Award), Caelan Register (Mathematics Award), Sunnhi Suber (Robert Lee Scharmann Drama Scholarship)
Brocton: Nathanial Tresler (Teacher Education Award)
The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students received academic awards from the Cattaraugus County Campus in May:
Allegany: Andee Smith (Roger C. Seager Presidential Scholarship)
Bolivar: Guinevere Coats (Roger C. Seager Presidential Scholarship), Ethan Jones (Homeland Security Award), Samantha Simon (Business Administration - A.S. Award)
SUNY Jamestown Community College’s commencement ceremonies will feature student speakers from the Cattaraugus County and Jamestown campuses.
Samantha Simon will speak at the Cattaraugus County Campus ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 16 at the Olean YMCA, and Tarryn Meyer at the Jamestown ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 in the on-campus Physical Education Complex gymnasium.
SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Abigail Hill and Ayomideji Israel-Akinbo are the college’s 2025 recipients of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. They, along with more than 200 students across the State University of New York system, were recognized on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Hart Theatre in the Egg in Albany.
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — “JCC’s Got Talent” hits the Scharmann Theatre stage at SUNY Jamestown Community College at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 23.
The show is open to the public, and admission is $3 at the door.
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.”
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)