Campus Buildings
The building where you eat your meals on campus.
What is the cafeteria or dining hall?
What is the library?
A general term that can refer to anything that helps a student pay for college including loans, grants, scholarships, etc.
What is financial aid?
The formal name for many 2-year colleges.
What is a community college?
Name one SUNY (State University of New York) school!
Plattsburgh, Cobleskill, Cortland, Potsdam, UAlbany, Oneonata, etc.
The common name for the type of buildings where students live/sleep.
What is a dorm or dormitory?
What is Grade Point Average?
Which usually costs more, a public college or a private college?
private costs more!
What is an associate's degree?
The green, grassy area on many college campuses. Usually, this area is surrounded by classroom buildings.
What is a quad?
True or False: College Classes meet everyday, just like your classes now?
False!
A form of financial aid that does not have to be repaid.
What is a grant or scholarship?
Can you earn a two-year degree from a 4-year school?
yes! But only at certain 4-year schools. Ex: SUNY Cobleskill.
What is a mascot?
The type of building where classes are held.
What is an academic building?
This is a meeting that you can go to with your professor outside of your class time.
What are office hours?
A form of financial aid that must be repaid with interest.
What is a loan?
Give an example of a two-year college.
Hudson Valley Community College, Clinton Community College, SUNY Adirondack, North Country Community College.
What are exams or finals?
This building houses services that support students. The building might contain a bookstore, a dining location, the head office for student clubs, etc.
What is the student union?
This is an official record of all the classes you have taken at a school and the grades you got in them.
what is a transcript?
This form is used to determine financial aid from federal resources and from many state resources. Many colleges also require it for institutional aid.
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
You earn this after completing a one-year program (ex: a one year Licensed Practical Nursing program (LPN).
What is a bachelor's degree?