Honors Program Overview

• Superb preparation for transferring to a four-year institution
• Reasonable costs for the first two years of college
• Personal attention through individualized counseling in planning an appropriate academic course of study and through small classes with Nassau's finest professors
• Extra activities designed to enrich the entire educational experience and sense of belonging to a community of scholars
• Recognition at Awards Night ceremony for awardees
• Personal satisfaction derived from participating in a special quality curriculum
• Access to the Honors Student study space which includes a comfortable seating area to study or relax, tea, coffee, a mini-fridge, computers, and printers.
• All courses are denoted as Honors courses on your official transcript.  You also have the ability to earn the official Honors designation when you graduate.

The Honors Program offers a series of enriched courses. Our courses include enhancements that provide students the opportunity to learn at a higher level than non-Honors courses.  Honors courses provide more time for class discussions and the sharing of ideas, more abstract thinking, and exposure to material that will better prepare students for the challenges of upper-level college work. In essence, Honors courses are more interesting. All of the students in an Honors class are bright, academic achievers who are highly motivated, making the classroom atmosphere is more conducive to learning.

All Honors courses are applicable towards NCC’s degree requirements, no additional courses are required that are above or beyond a student’s degree requirements. 

No additional fees are required to take Honors courses; they cost the same as non-Honors courses.

Honors students receive personalized advisement via the Honors coordinators.

From High School:

Students graduating from high school with at least a 90 GPA and mastery level achievement on multiple Regents Examinations will be invited to apply for admission to the Program.

From within NCC:

NCC students who achieve a 3.5 GPA will be invited to apply for admission to the Program. The admissions decision is based on the whole student. Students who are close to the admissions requirements are encouraged to submit an admissions application.