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1946

1946: Chartered as New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences at Binghamton

1949

Under the direction of Cecil C. Tyrrell, the Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences opened a year later in the State Armory downtown, with the first class graduating in 1949.

1950

Plans to turn the institute into a two-year community college took shape in 1950, when then-Gov.

1953

Renamed the Broome County Technical Institute, the institution became an official community college in 1953, when the Broome County Board of Supervisors voted to accept the Community College Plan.

1956

The first building on campus, now known as the Student Services Building, opened for electrical students in 1956, the same year the college changed its name yet again to Broome Technical Community College.

1957

The campus’ first five buildings were completed in March 1957, and the campus hosted its first on-site graduation the next year.

1957: Campus moved to present location on Upper Front Street, Binghamton, NY

1961

One was sports, which entered the national athletics spotlight in 1961, when the Hornets’ basketball game against New York City Tech became the first junior college game televised in the country.

1965

The Broome Community College Foundation, Inc. is a self-supporting not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation established in 1965 by BCC Trustees and community leaders to raise, invest, and administer private funds to benefit SUNY Broome Community College, its students, and faculty.

1969

His 1969 master plan proposed expanding the campus with multiple new buildings — and student dormitories.

1980

In 1980, Coach Dick Baldwin broke the record for the most career victories ever by a two-year basketball coach, and become the “winningest” active college coach at either two- or four-year schools seven years later.

1982

Almost 130 international students spent the year in 1982.

2013

In September 2013, it underwent its final name change to SUNY Broome Community College, highlighting its long history as a State University of New York institution.

2014

Opening in Fall 2014, the Student Village marks another major step: for the first time, SUNY Broome will be a residential campus.

2020

© 2020 SUNY Broome Community College.

2021

SUNY Broome Community College is a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; last accreditation reaffirmed June 24, 2021.

2022

© 2022 SUNY Broome Community College.

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