Institutional History
It was in the 1960s that the State University of New York Master Plan identified Herkimer County as a potential community college site, a location and a community that showed great promise to support such an important endeavor. SUNY Trustees resolved to sponsor and establish a community college for the County of Herkimer on January 13, 1966. Approval was given for classes to begin in 1967 and Herkimer County Community College became the 29th community college in the State of New York.
A detailed chronological history of Herkimer County Community College is available here.