Public SUNY community college in the Adirondack Park offering affordable associate degrees and transfer pathways.
North Country offers 28 degree and certificate programs, including Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees. The college emphasizes applied learning through clinical settings, internships, and hands-on classroom instruction. Students benefit from accessible, well-trained faculty and numerous transfer pathways within SUNY and to other four-year institutions. In 2020, the college announced six new transfer pathways allowing graduates to earn bachelor's degrees from SUNY Empire in as little as one year after completing an associate degree.
The college operates three distinct campuses in Saranac Lake (main), Malone, and Ticonderoga, plus courses at Akwesasne. The Saranac Lake campus features the Sparks Athletic Complex with gymnasium, pool, fitness center, and team locker rooms. On-campus residence halls are available at Saranac Lake. Student activities center on the Adirondack Park location, offering hundreds of miles of hiking trails, lakes, and streams for outdoor recreation. The college is near Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain, and Olympic venues.
North Country competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), Region III, and the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. The college offers men's and women's basketball and men's and women's soccer. Athletics have won over 10 NJCAA National Championships. The women's basketball team won the NJCAA Region III championship and advanced to the national tournament in both 2019 and 2020.
The college welcomes first-time, transfer, and international students. Admissions representatives visit communities throughout the region. Support services include a Learning Assistance Center, career services, transfer planning, counseling, on-campus childcare, and accommodative services. The college emphasizes affordability compared to private and four-year institutions and offers scholarships and financial aid.