Fulton-Montgomery Community College awarded associates degrees to 285 graduates Friday as it celebrated its 58th annual commencement ceremony. The class of 2023 entered the proceedings while an academic processional was played by The Schenectady Pipe Band, followed by the National Anthem, perform
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The Fulmont College Association on Wednesday withdrew its petition to Fulton County Supreme Court for permission to sell its three FMCC dormitory halls for less than their appraised value to Amsterdam-based Dan Vann Properties LLC for $1.1 million.
The FCA’s attorney Robert Schofield, of the Albany-based law firm Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, notified the many parties involved in the proposed seven-figure dorm hall sale in an email at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday.
“A few moments ago, I filed the attached Notice of Discontinuance, discontinuing and withdrawing my client’s Petition for Approval of the Sale of Real Property,” reads the email from Schofield. “We will likely refile the proceeding in the near future.”
After a decade of persistent enrollment declines, increasing tuition rates, and lagging state support, New York’s community colleges faced enormous challenges.
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JOHNSTOWN The Fulton-Montgomery Community College Board of Trustees heard Thursday that the state and federal aid situations impacting the college’s budget may be better than originally thought.
In a Finance Committee report, Trustee Roberta Winsman said the process to develop the proposed FMCC 2021-22 budget has begun. She said a draft document will be presented to the board by May.
But Winsman said her committee is now “excited” about the college being notified that the state’s 20 percent “holdbacks” instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic may actually be coming back to FMCC.
In his monthly report, FMCC Acting President Greg Truckenmiller said that he and Trustee Taiyebah Ghazi-Maghadam attended a virtual meeting Thursday about budget advocacy. He said they heard from SUNY officials on the latest financial situation impacting state institutions of higher learning.