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Decrease in test scores lead to changes for MVCC nursing program

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Changes are underway to achieve better test scores, better graduates from the nursing program at MVCC. Read More »

Hillary Clinton to speak at Hamilton College this Fall

CLINTON, N.Y. - Hillary Rodham Clinton will give a free public lecture at Hamilton College on Friday, October 4, at 6:30 p.m. Read More »

How late is too late to start saving for your child's higher education?

Everyone says that it's never too early to start saving for college, but there also comes a point when it can become too late for families to start to save. Read More »

Going green on the campus of SUNYIT

SUNYIT unveiled a new alternative energy project on campus Wednesday that was designed, built and run by students. Read More »

Utica College presents A Taste of the Arts

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Many people gathered in Utica College's Student Lounge on Wednesday to watch, listen, and taste a variety of fine arts. Read More »

Hamilton College represented on Today Show panel

NEW YORK (WKTV) - Hamilton College Dean of Admissions Monica Inzer was on NBC's Today Show, weighing in about crucial college decisions Read More »

SUNY Oneonta to invest over $600,000 in strategic priorities

ONEONTA, N.Y. - SUNY Oneonta has set aside more than $600,000 to fund programs that will further enhance student learning. Read More »

MVCC to host producer of Batman films as 2013 commencement speaker

UTICA, N.Y. - Michael Uslan, executive producer of the “Batman” film series, will be the keynote speaker at MVCC’s Spring 2013 Commencement ceremony. Read More »

Local college assistance organization receives help for helping others

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A local organization that helps potential college students further their education has more means to do so, thanks to a grant from a local company. Read More »

Learn about Nanoscience at "Nanodays" this weekend

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Nanoscience is the theme of an event that is taking place at Mohawk Valley Community College this weekend. Read More »

Fashion show to prep students for job interviews

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A fashion show at Mohawk Valley Community College looked to equip students with the dos and don'ts of job interview attire. Read More »

More first year students starting college in January

CLINTON, N.Y. (WKTV) - A new national report says 1 in 4 students are starting college not in the early fall, but in the winter. Hamilton College held Orientation Day for 48 first year students, and 6 transfer students Thursday, more than they've seen in the past. Read More »

Third floor of dorm shut down for rest of semester following fire, college paying for students' new housing

ONEONTA, N.Y. - SUNY Oneonta has chosen to close the third floor of Matteson Hall for the rest of the spring semester following a fire in a residential suite there on Wednesday afternoon. Read More »

Officials: SUNY Oneonta fire result of improper use of electric plug strip

ONEONTA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A fire at Matteson Hall on the SUNY Oneonta campus that broke out just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday has been ruled accidental. According to investigators from the City of Oneonta Fire Department, the fire started as the result of a malfunction and the improper use of an electric plug strip in a suite bedroom on the third floor. Read More »

Gym turns into makeshift shelter for students following dorm fire

ONEONTA, N.Y. (WKTV) - SUNY Oneonta's Chase gymnasium turned into a shelter for residents of Matteson hall Wednesday night, displaced by a fire. Working with the Red Cross the college filled the gymnasium with beds, blankets and other supplies to house the 177 residents who lived in the dorm. Read More »

SUNY Oneonta works to help displaced students

ONEONTA, N.Y. (WKTV) - SUNY Oneonta officials are providing shelter for the 177 students who were displaced from a fire that took place on the third floor of Matteson Hall Wednesday afternoon. Read More »

Assisted living facility could be built on HCCC Campus

HERKIMER-(WKTV)The Herkimer County Community College is working with Valley Health Services on a plan to build an assisted living facility on the campus. Read More »

Kiplinger's names SUNY Oneonta to list of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges"

ONEONTA, N.Y. - Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has named SUNY Oneonta to its list of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for the seventh consecutive year. The 2013 rankings, released earlier this week, recognize four-year schools that deliver academic quality and affordability. Read More »

Utica College to create Cyber Forensics Center with Economic Development Funding

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Utica College will use the $250,000 of regional economic development funds from the state to create the "Northeast Cyber Forensics Center" on campus. Read More »

Utica College to lease office space in long-vacant Harza Building

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Dozens of local legislators, business leaders, and residents gathered downtown Thursday for the announcement that Utica College will be leasing space on the fourth and fifth floors of the Harza Building. Read More »

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