Maria Marcano of Schenectady Named To Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities

2017 Feb 24

Maria Marcano of Schenectady was recently honored by acceptance in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

Maria was chosen by a campus nominating committee for this honor based upon academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and continued potential for success. Maria was honored for her volunteer efforts on behalf of the EOP program, which she serves as president as well as peer mentor. She also tutors students in Spanish and assists elementary students in her community.

Maria is studying in the Individual Studies academic program at the Troy, NY college.

Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 80 associate degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Sciences; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and workforce and academic preparation programs offered through the Educational Opportunity Center. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of nearly 11,500 students and is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and worker retraining. Hudson Valley has 75,000 alumni.