page_title: Hudson Valley Community College
section_title: Academics
hierarchical_section_title: Hudson Valley Community College / Academics
caption_attribution_description: English: Siek Campus Center on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, United States
context_page_description: Hudson Valley Community College is a public community college in Troy, New York. It is associated with the State University of New York. Although about eighty percent of the students are from the local area, the remainder is from other parts of New York, other states and from some 30 countries around the world.
  The school currently has an enrollment of 10,896 students.
context_section_description: The college offers more than 80 academic degree and certificate programs (more than 20 online) in four schools:
  School of Business
  School of Engineering and Industrial Technologies
  School of Health Sciences
  School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  Hudson Valley also offers three Honors Advisement Tracks, which include specialized curriculum in the liberal arts, math and science as well as business administration, designed to prepare students for transfer to higher-level baccalaureate programs. Students who complete the program receive Completion of Honors Study documentation upon graduation.
  The college also oversees several other academic and training entities, including the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center and the Workforce Development Institute.
  The college collaborates with several four-year institutions of higher education to host bachelor's degree programs on the Troy campus. These include three BS programs through Cazenovia College - Human Services, Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Inclusive Elementary Education. This is the only Human Services B.S. degree offered in this format in the Capital Region. The college also hosts a B.B.A. Business Administration degree from the State University of New York at Cobleskill. 
  The Marvin Library Learning Commons supports the college's academic programs through its collections and services.  The library provides over 100,000 volumes in print, microform, and electronic format. It provides access to over 30,000 journal titles through a range of print and electronic journals.   Research databases are available to all registered students and faculty and staff from the library and from off-campus.  Faculty librarians are available to provide reference services and individual research consultation by appointment.  The library sponsors the popular Voices lecture series with over a dozen speakers on topics from the arts, politics, and contemporary issues in the community.  The college's archives are stored in and maintained by the library.
caption: Siek Campus Center
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