[Important Information for Employees] Fwd: News Release: Chancellor King Marks Milestone Formalizing Clinton Community College’s Relocation to SUNY Plattsburgh

Tue Apr 15 15:54:21 UTC 2025

Dear Campus Community,

This morning, SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. visited our campus for a
press event highlighting new partnerships between Clinton Community College
(CCC), SUNY Plattsburgh, and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. The
event featured remarks from Chancellor King, President Enyedi and other
regional leaders, and included a ceremonial signing to mark CCC’s
relocation to our campus this August.

You are invited to watch a live recording here:
https://plattsburgh.video.yuja.com/V/Video?v=12792316&a=145518881

Thank you for your continued efforts and support as we all work together to
strengthen higher education and regional collaboration across the North
Country.

Office of the President

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From: SUNY Communications <communications at suny.edu>
Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Subject: News Release: Chancellor King Marks Milestone Formalizing Clinton
Community College’s Relocation to SUNY Plattsburgh
To: <SUNYPIO-L at ls.sysadm.suny.edu>

*For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 15, 2025*

Contact: Holly Liapis, Holly.Liapis at suny.edu, (518) 477-0757

*Chancellor King Marks Milestone Formalizing Clinton Community College’s
Relocation to SUNY Plattsburgh*

*SUNY and North Country Leaders Partner on Bold Steps to Advance Higher
Education in the Region*

*New Agreement Between Clinton Community College and Champlain Valley
Physicians Hospital Creates a Pathway for Nursing and EMT Students to Gain
Hands-On Training*

*Photographs From Today’s Event are Available Here
<https://suny.smugmug.com/Clinton-Relocates-to-Plattsburgh>*

*Plattsburgh, NY *– State University of New York Chancellor John B. King
Jr. met with North Country leaders to sign two agreements as part of
Clinton Community College’s relocation to SUNY Plattsburgh. The move marks
a turning point for higher education in the North Country. SUNY Chancellor
King was joined by Clinton Community College (CCC) Administrator-in-Charge
Ken Knelly, SUNY Plattsburgh President Alexander Enyedi, and Champlain
Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) President and COO Michelle LeBeau to make
the move official. The relocation was first announced in early 2024 as part
of a strategy to ensure Clinton’s long-term sustainability as the college’s
move to SUNY Plattsburgh is expected to generate critical savings, support
academic and operational sustainability, and foster a shared and
collaborative environment that benefits both institutions.

Since that announcement, CCC has achieved several critical milestones to
keep the relocation on track for Fall 2025:

   - January 2024 – CCC announces plans to move primary operations to SUNY
   Plattsburgh for the Fall 2025 semester.
   - March 2024 – SUNY Plattsburgh updates its campus renovation strategy,
   shifting planned upgrades from Redcay Hall to Algonquin Hall and reimagined
   uses for Banks and Adirondack Halls, clearing the way for CCC’s relocation.

   - April 2024 – Redcay Hall and 133 Court Street are identified as
   Clinton’s new main campus buildings.
   - May 2024 – Ken Knelly is named Administrator-in-Charge of CCC.
   - September 2024 – Clinton reports an increase in fall enrollment
   compared to previous year.
   - November 2024 – Clinton's accreditation is reaffirmed through 2030 by
   the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, lifting the warning
   status in place since 2022.
   - January 2025 – CCC announces relocation of its nursing and EMT
   programs to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.
   - February 2025 – Spring enrollment is reported up year-over-year.
   - March 2025 – SUNY Plattsburgh relocates employees from Redcay Hall,
   clearing the way for Clinton’s transition into the space.
   - March 2025 – The State University Construction Fund begins renovation
   of Clinton’s new spaces.

“In the face of growing challenges, this community rallied and came
together to find a solution that ensures a strong future for two vital
institutions. By relocating Clinton Community College and its essential
healthcare programs to SUNY Plattsburgh and CVPH, we will be able to
continue to invest in the academic programs and services for our students
and the broader region,” said *SUNY Chancellor King*. “With this new
partnership, I am confident that Clinton Community College will thrive and
continue to educate and empower students from communities throughout the
North Country. I want to thank the SUNY Plattsburgh and Clinton Community
College communities for coming together to support the success of the
region’s students.”

*Administrator-in-Charge Ken Knelly said*, “This is a wonderful day for
Clinton Community College, SUNY Plattsburgh, Champlain Valley Physicians
Hospital, and the entire North Country community. From my first days at the
college, I absorbed the faculty and staff’s commitment to students, their
stories, and the journeys that brought them here. The work takes
extraordinary care and attention. But it pays off.”

*SUNY Plattsburgh President Alexander Enyedi said*, “The agreements we are
celebrating today exemplify the collaborative spirit that Chancellor King
champions. By working across sectors – higher education, healthcare and
beyond – together we are creating pathways that will benefit our students
and strengthen our communities.”

As part of the broader relocation plan, SUNY also highlighted a new
partnership between CCC and CVPH that will provide students in nursing and
EMT programs direct access to a top-tier medical institution and immersive,
real-world learning. This shift will position CCC and CVPH as pioneers in
education-healthcare partnerships serving as a national model for how to
integrate both sectors and help students learn, train, and seamlessly
transition into crucial jobs in the health industry.

*Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) President and COO Michelle
LeBeau said*, “We are excited to support this transition and work together
to maintain and grow pathways for healthcare professions. It is important
for this region, today and for generations to come. CVPH and Clinton
Community College have always worked well together, and this new initiative
is just the latest way we are joining to serve our region.”

*About The State University of New York  *

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of
higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New
Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and
universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers,
five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the
country’s oldest school of maritime, the state’s only college of optometry,
and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY
serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit-
and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and
community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic
research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.16
billion in fiscal year 2024, including significant contributions from
students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni
worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY
alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit www.suny.edu
*.*

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