Fulton-Montgomery Community College: Community & Business

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Welcome From FMCC President Dr. Dustin Swanger

ALWAYS STRIVE TOWARD YOUR GOALS: MAGGIE LUCK

Margaret “Maggie” Luck began her education at FMCC in 1978. She graduated with the class of 1983. A native of Johnstown, Maggie chose FMCC because it was convenient and affordable. She was paying for her education on her own.

Maggie started by taking a few classes in Criminal Justice with the goal of becoming a probation officer. Like many college students, Maggie changed her mind and considered a nursing degree before settling on Liberal Arts: General Studies. This field allowed her to combine her interests in criminal justice and the medical field. Maggie’s eventual interest Medical Legal Death Investigation was not even heard of at that time...

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM BARBADOS: PHILIP NEBLETT

My name is Philip Neblett and I am from Barbados. I am a sophomore at Fulton-Montgomery Community College (FMCC), majoring in Spatial Information Technology. Fulton-Montgomery Community College is part of the State University of New York, one of the world's largest public university systems.

I decided to choose FMCC...

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT: NAOMI OSAWA

Naomi Osawa grew up with her father, Seiichi, her mother, Fumie, and her younger sister, Miki in a town located in the prefecture of Gunma, Japan which is two hours north of Japan's capital, Tokyo. It was there that she attended Takasaki Girls' High School and made the decision to come to FMCC.

“Knowing that I would be an international student,” says Naomi, “I thought it would be a good idea to attend a college relatively small in size as opposed to going to a big four-year university. That way I would be able to get used to the English-speaking environment and to American culture more.”

ANOTHER FMCC SUCCESS STORY: ERIK WERT ‘92

Erik Wert was born and raised in Amsterdam, NY. He attended Bishop Scully High School until his junior year at which time the private school closed. Erik then had a couple of options: 1, he could attend another local high school to finish his senior year; or 2, he could attend FMCC's Early Admissions Program where he would earn his high school diploma while receiving college credit. Erik chose the latter...