[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28249]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON ITS 40TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate Schenectady County Community College on its 40th 
anniversary of founding. Over the last 40 years, Schenectady County 
Community College has met the educational needs of tens of thousands 
and offered a pathway to career success and prosperity.
  SCCC has recently expanded its educational offerings to meet the 
needs of the 21st-century workforce. The college offers a cutting-edge 
Nanoscale Materials Technology program that trains students for top 
careers in the high-tech industry. The Culinary Arts program at SCCC 
attracts students from around the country and is a model for other 
community colleges as well. In addition, the college offers one of the 
only aviation programs currently available at a community college.
  As testament to the college's importance to the community, full-time 
enrollment at the campus has increased by 15 percent over the past 
year.
  On behalf of the residents of the 21st Congressional District, I 
would like to take this opportunity to thank President Quintin Bullock 
and Schenectady County Community College for 40 years of educating 
students and preparing tens of thousands for successful futures. We 
look forward to your continued achievement, and express our heartfelt 
congratulations.

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