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Westchester Community College

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Westchester Community College (also referred to as WCC) is a public, two-year community college, sponsored by Westchester County, and the State University of New York (SUNY). [1]

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Aaron Schwarz

Aaron B. Schwarz is an American architect and founder of Plan A, a small firm in New York City.

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Academic term

An academic term (or simply "term") is a portion of an academic year, the time during which an educational institution holds classes.

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Acre

The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems.

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Affiliate (commerce)

An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity.

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Alpha Beta Gamma

Alpha Beta Gamma (ΑΒΓ) is an international business honor society established in 1970 in Manchester, Connecticut to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students in business curricula.

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American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States.

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Associate degree

An associate degree (or associate's degree) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study intended to usually last two years or more.

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Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties.

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Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland

The town of Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States.

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Binghamton, New York

Binghamton is a city in, and the county seat of, Broome County, New York, United States.

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Bronx River Parkway

The Bronx River Parkway (sometimes abbreviated as the Bronx Parkway) is a long parkway in downstate New York in the United States.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in the state of New York and the 81st most populous city in the United States.

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Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution.

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Community colleges in the United States

In the United States, community colleges (once commonly called junior colleges) are primarily two-year public institutions of tertiary education.

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Continuing education

Continuing education (similar to further education in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs.

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Curriculum

In education, a curriculum (plural: curricula or curriculums) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process.

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Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (acronym: DASNY,; also frequently referred to as just "DASNY") provides construction, financing, and allied services which serve the public good of New York State.

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Gannett Company

Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly traded American media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, near McLean in Greater Washington DC.

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Gillette

Gillette is a brand of men's and women's safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G).

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Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a town in the western part of Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Harford Community College

Harford Community College is a community college in Churchville, Maryland.

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Hartsdale station

The Hartsdale Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Hartsdale, New York and Scarsdale, New York via the Harlem Line.

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Hartsdale, New York

Hartsdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.

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Hectare

The hectare (SI symbol: ha) is an SI accepted metric system unit of area equal to a square with 100 meter sides, or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land.

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Henry Jacques Gaisman

Henry Jacques ("Jack") Gaisman (December 5, 1869 – August 6, 1974) was a philanthropist and inventor of a type of safety razor, the autographic camera, and over one thousand other patents which benefited common items such as swivel chairs, men's belts, and carburetors.

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Hessian (soldier)

Hessians were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.

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Horticulture

Horticulture is the science and art of growing plants (fruits, vegetables, flowers, and any other cultivar).

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John Augustine Hartford

John Augustine Hartford (February 10, 1872 – September 20, 1951) was the longtime President of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company ("A&P"), serving in that position for 35 years from 1916 until his death.

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Kensico Cemetery

Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, Westchester County, New York was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city.

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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin is the state botanical garden and arboretum of Texas.

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Mahopac, New York

Mahopac is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.

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Mentorship

Mentorship is a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person.

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Mid Hudson Conference

Mid Hudson Conference (MHC) was created to provide an association for two year colleges of the Mid-Hudson area.

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Mixed-sex education

Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together.

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Mount Kisco, New York

Mount Kisco is a village and town in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Mount Vernon, New York

Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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National Junior College Athletic Association

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States.

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New Rochelle, New York

New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York State Education Department

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is the department of the New York state government responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York and all standardized testing, as well as the production and administration of state tests and Regents Examinations.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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Ossining, New York (town)

Ossining is a town located along the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Peekskill, New York

Peekskill, officially the City of Peekskill, is a city in Westchester County, New York.

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Perkins Eastman

Perkins Eastman is an international architecture, interior design, urban design, planning, landscape architecture, graphic design, and project management firm.

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Placement exam

In many countries, including the United States, it is not unusual for students to take a placement exam in a subject such as mathematics upon entering middle or high school to determine what level of classes they should take.

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Port Chester, New York

Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities.

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Reading (process)

Reading is a complex "cognitive process" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension).

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is a Latin Catholic archdiocese in New York State.

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SAT

The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States.

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Shrub Oak, New York

Shrub Oak is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York.

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Smallpox

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.

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State school

State schools (also known as public schools outside England and Wales)In England and Wales, some independent schools for 13- to 18-year-olds are known as 'public schools'.

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State University of New York

The State University of New York (SUNY) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States.

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Suburb

A suburb is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city.

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Technical school

In the United States, a technical school is a two-year college that covers fields such as business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, was an American chain of grocery stores that ceased supermarket operations in November 2015, after 156 years in business.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Thomas E. Dewey

Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician.

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Tutor

A tutor is a person who provides assistance or tutelage to one or more people on certain subject areas or skills.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Department of the Interior

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States.

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Utica, New York

Utica is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States.

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Valhalla, New York

Valhalla is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York City metropolitan area.

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WARY

WARY (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format.

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Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.

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White Plains, New York

White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Writing

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion with signs and symbols.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of New York, behind New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westchester_Community_College

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