Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) currently has a Paramedic Program via distance learning located at North Country Community College (NCCC) in Saranac Lake, New York. North Country Community College also has facilities available at it's Malone New York location which has the same telecommunications equipment capable of receiving this program.
There are 8 students that attend the course at NCCC. Of these students 4 drive from St. Lawrence County, 2 from Franklin County, 1 from the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation and 1 from Plattsburg.
Travel mileage to class from these areas is as follows:
St. Lawrence County: 71 miles
Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation: 69 miles
Franklin County: 50
Clinton County: 50
Consideration must also be given for round trip mileage and travel time. With inclement weather approaching and the potential for cancelled classes at NCCC a shorter travel distance and time should be considered.
Travel mileage to the Malone site is as follows:
St. Lawrence County: 37 miles
Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation: 25 miles
Franklin County: 0
Clinton County: 50
As you can see from the comparison, travel mileage to the NCCC Malone site is significantly better for a majority of students, while travel mileage for 1 stays the same.
Based on this information, all students attending the Paramedic course at NCCC in Saranac Lake, petition to change the location to the NCCC Malone site.
We further agree that lab sessions will remain at the NCCC campus in Saranac Lake.
Updates
March 26, 2019
The scale of this response confirms the necessity of relocating the paramedic program to the Malone site. I have scheduled a meeting with college administration to present these travel comparisons and the combined student feedback.
6 Comments
Please open the Malone location. Driving to Saranac in the middle of a north country winter after working a shift is dangerous and exhausting.
We need more paramedics in the north country. Stop making it so difficult for these students to get their training.
THESE STUDENTS JUST WANT TO HELP PEOPLE. LET THEM USE THE FACILITIES IN MALONE ALREADY.
70 miles one way is crazy when they have the equipment right there in Malone. Makes no sense to force people to drive that far just for school.
The commute is brutal especially in the snow. Malone has the tech so use it.
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Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) currently has a Paramedic Program via distance learning located at North Country Community College (NCCC) in Saranac Lake, New York. North Country Community College also has facilities available at it's Malone New York location which has the same telecommunications equipment capable of receiving this program.
There are 8 students that attend the course at NCCC. Of these students 4 drive from St. Lawrence County, 2 from Franklin County, 1 from the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation and 1 from Plattsburg.
Travel mileage to class from these areas is as follows:
St. Lawrence County: 71 miles
Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation: 69 miles
Franklin County: 50
Clinton County: 50
Consideration must also be given for round trip mileage and travel time. With inclement weather approaching and the potential for cancelled classes at NCCC a shorter travel distance and time should be considered.
Travel mileage to the Malone site is as follows:
St. Lawrence County: 37 miles
Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation: 25 miles
Franklin County: 0
Clinton County: 50
As you can see from the comparison, travel mileage to the NCCC Malone site is significantly better for a majority of students, while travel mileage for 1 stays the same.
Based on this information, all students attending the Paramedic course at NCCC in Saranac Lake, petition to change the location to the NCCC Malone site.
We further agree that lab sessions will remain at the NCCC campus in Saranac Lake.
Updates
March 26, 2019
The scale of this response confirms the necessity of relocating the paramedic program to the Malone site. I have scheduled a meeting with college administration to present these travel comparisons and the combined student feedback.
6 Comments
Glad to see people speaking up about this. Travel time is just too much.
Please open the Malone location. Driving to Saranac in the middle of a north country winter after working a shift is dangerous and exhausting.
We need more paramedics in the north country. Stop making it so difficult for these students to get their training.
THESE STUDENTS JUST WANT TO HELP PEOPLE. LET THEM USE THE FACILITIES IN MALONE ALREADY.
70 miles one way is crazy when they have the equipment right there in Malone. Makes no sense to force people to drive that far just for school.
The commute is brutal especially in the snow. Malone has the tech so use it.
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Glad to see people speaking up about this. Travel time is just too much.