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SC Leg. Donnelly joins SCCC at special veterans ceremony

Babylon Beacon - 5/17/2018

S.C. Leg. Tom Donnelly (D-Huntington Station) recently joined Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) administrators, other dignitaries, community leaders, County residents and veterans at a special ceremony on April 4 at the Ammerman Campus to honor our veterans and announce the commencement of the newest Veterans Success on Campus (VSOC) program in the nation.

Suffolk County has the largest population of veterans of any County in New York State. VSOC is a special designation from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that exists on less than 100 campuses nationwide. VSOC provides for a full-time Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor employed by the VA and the SCCC program will serve close to 700 military-connected students annually across all three campuses with an established Veterans Resource Center on each campus. In addition, SCCC offers courses on-site at the 106th Air Rescue Wing to the members of the NY Air Guard.

Legislator Donnelly is chair of the County's Education and Human Services committee which oversees SCCC. He is also a graduate of the college.

"I am proud that my alma mater, Suffolk Community College, will be providing important and critical services that will assist our selfless veterans and give them any and all tools they need to succeed," said Legislator Donnelly. "I thank the college for taking the initiative in applying for this program and am fully grateful to Veterans Affairs for the selection."