Hostos Community College
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President Daisy Cocco De Filippis | | |
| Provost | Shiang-Kwei Wang | |
|---|---|---|
Academic staff | 499 (210 full-time faculty) | |
| Students | 7,387 | |
| Address | 500 Grand Concourse , , , 10451 , United States 40°49′3″N 73°55′38″W / 40.81750°N 73.92722°W | |
| Campus | urban | |
| Language | English and Spanish | |
Sporting affiliations | City University of New York Athletic Conference | |
| Mascot | Caiman | |
| Sports | hostosathletics | |
| Website | hostos | |
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York is a
Academics
Hostos is the first institution of higher education on the mainland to be named after a Puerto Rican,
The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture is a performing arts center contained within the college campus. It consists of a museum-grade art gallery, a 367-seat Repertory Theater, and a 900-seat Main Theater, presenting artists of national and international renown. It has been showcasing theater, dance and music artists for 33 years, with the mission "to be a cultural force in the Bronx and throughout the New York metropolitan area."
Departments and academic programs
The college is composed of 10 different academic departments offering 27 associate-level degrees. Hostos is notable for being the first and only CUNY campus offering a degree in Game Design.[4] The campus also features a $1.05 million-dollar live recording studio, which is used by the media design programs.[5]
- Allied Health
- Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Business
- Education
- English
- Humanities
- Language & Cognition
- Library
- Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
Student profile
| Undergraduate | |
|---|---|
| American Indian & Alaskan Native | 0.4% |
| Asian & Pacific Islander | 2.2% |
Black Non-Hispanic
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21.2% |
| Hispanic | 57.2% |
| Other/Unknown | 17.6% |
White Non-Hispanic
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1.3% |
Total student enrollment at Hostos in Fall 2018 was 7,340 predominantly full-time students.[6] Around 67% of the student population is female and about 33% male, with an average student age of 25 years old.[6]
Athletics
Hostos Community College teams participate as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Caimans are a member of the community college section of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC), who's the most recent new member since the 2002-03 season. Men's sports include basketball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball and volleyball. In 2020, Hostos Athletics announced their entry into the Esports league of the NJCAA starting with the 2020-2021 season.[7]
Early College Program
Hostos Community College is affiliated with Hostos Lincoln Academy of Science, a
Notable faculty
- Laura Andel – musician, conductor and composer
- Humberto Ballesteros Capasso – Colombian writer
- Michael Cisco – novelist and translator
- Daisy Cocco De Filippis – author and the eighth President of Eugenio María de Hostos Community College. Former president of Naugatuck Valley Community College
- Mildred García – current president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
- Isaac Goldemberg – Peruvian-American author
- Andrew Hubner – novelist
- Cynthia Jones – Recognized in 2014 as the New York State Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.[13]
- Felix V. Matos Rodriguez– eighth Chancellor of The City University of New York (CUNY)
- Michael Mbabuike – Nigerian poet and linguist
- Sol Miranda – Puerto Rican actress
- Juno Morrow – artist and designer
- Arthur Nersesian – novelist, playwright and Anahid Literary Prize winner
- William S. Penn – Native American writer and American Book Award for Literary Merit winner
- Graciela Rivera – first Puerto Rican to sing a lead role at the Metropolitan Opera
- Rees Shad – Recognized in 2012 as the New York State Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.[14]
- Jorge Silva Puras – United States Small Business Administration Regional Administrator and Chief of Staff to the Governor of Puerto Rico
- Debra Solomon – animator, filmmaker and creator of Disney's Lizzie McGuire
- Barbara Summers – writer and fashion model
- Edgardo Vega Yunqué – novelist
References
- ^ Kadinsky, Sergey Gracios Hostos Forgotten NY August 3, 2024
- ^ "Campus Map". Hostos Community College.
- ^ "Hostos is the first college in the United States named after a Puerto Rican". Hostos Community College.
- ^ "Academic Programs". The City University of New York. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ Rocchio, Patrick (20 May 2011). "Hostos Community College opens $1.05 million recording studio". New York Post.
- ^ a b c "Student Profile for Fall 2018 Term" (PDF).
- ^ "Hostos Athletics Announces Addition of Esports for Fall 2020". Hostos Community College Athletics. August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Our Schools – Early College Initiative".
- ^ "Hostos Lincoln Academy on NYCDoE page".
- ^ "About Us - Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science". www.hostoslincoln.org.
- ^ "Hostos Early College Initiative". Hostos Early College Initiative.
- ^ Lestch, Corinne (9 September 2012). "Engaging students is key to Hostos-Lincoln Science's success". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Hostos Community College Educator Cynthia Jones Earns National Honor As 2014 New York State Professor Of The Year". CUNY. November 20, 2014.
- ^ Wall, Patrick (November 29, 2012). "Bronx Media and Gaming Guru Named New York State Professor of the Year". DNAInfo. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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