For the second consecutive year, Hudson Valley Community College was voted the Best College in the Times Union’s 2025 annual readers’ choice poll! 🎉🏅 “We are honored and incredibly grateful to be named “best college” for the second year in a row,” said Officer in Charge Louis Coplin. “This recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our faculty, staff, students, alumni and community. The Capital Region is a special place, and Hudson Valley strives every day to empower the futures of its students, workforce and community. Thank you to everyone who voted and helped get out the vote, and thank you to the Times Union for offering this opportunity each year.” Thank you to everyone who voted! 💚 #BestCollege #HudsonValleyCC #HVCCProud #ReadersChoice #ThankYou #CapitalRegion #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #CommunityStrong #EducationExcellence #GoVikings (fb)

🎉 On Wednesday, May 7, Hudson Valley Community College’s Uniquely Abled Academy (UAA), a division of The Uniquely Abled Project, celebrated its first cohort of students to complete the program after its pilot run last year: Bret Burns, Ben Schuth, Evan Freedman, Patrick Mao and Tate Pennick. 👏🎓 Each student earned up to 11 college credits, received a certificate of completion from the Uniquely Abled Academy, and earned their OSHA 10 Safety and Health certification and Prints for Metal Cutting course completion. In addition, several of the students worked toward their Certified Manufacturing Associate and HAAS certifications. HVCC is one of the first 16 colleges in the country to host the Uniquely Abled Academy, which is designed to train, support, and provide job placement services for individuals on the autism spectrum and prepare them for jobs as CNC operators in advanced manufacturing fields. Special thanks to HVCC's UAA Director Dawn Danner for her outstanding leadership and to the dedicated faculty and staff who helped make this success possible. Your commitment is changing lives and building futures! #UniquelyAbledAcademy #AdvancedManufacturing #CNCOperator #WorkforceDevelopment #SkilledTrades #ManufacturingCareers #FutureReady #HVCC #HudsonValleyCommunityCollege (fb)