HVCC North Offers Complete Degree Programs as Branch Campus

December 5, 2025

Prospective Students Invited to Open House on Dec. 16

HVCC North, located in the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP) in Malta, NY, has been designated an official branch campus of Hudson Valley Community College by the New York State Education Department.

Consisting of two state-of-the-art buildings: TEC-SMART and the STEM Education Center, HVCC North will continue to offer students access to educational opportunities in the highly growing fields of healthcare, STEM and skilled trades in Saratoga County and throughout the North Country.

The branch campus will offer five complete degree programs on site as well as a variety of individual courses, non-credit study and student resources.

Coursework in the following programs can now be completed entirely at HVCC North:

• Clean Energy Management A.A.S.
• Electrical Engineering Technology – Electronics A.A.S.
• Electrical Construction and Maintenance A.O.S.
• Engineering Science A.S.
• Health Sciences Certificate

“The designation of HVCC North as a branch campus marks a very exciting chapter in our institution’s history,” said Hudson Valley Community College President Michael Brophy. “By extending our academic reach and offering select degree programs in full in Malta, NY, we are increasing access and creating new opportunities for learning in high-demand fields.”

Prospective students are invited to tour the branch campus during open house on Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Register to Attend HVCC North Open House

Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about programs and course offerings and complete an application to get accepted in person. College staff will also be on hand to discuss financial aid information and lead tours of the facilities. Accepted students may complete academic placement testing during the open house, and those planning to do should bring a photo ID and a copy of their official academic transcripts.

History of HVCC North

In 2010, Hudson Valley Community College opened the $13.5 million Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies, or TEC-SMART, located in NYSERDA’s Saratoga Technology and Energy Park® (STEP®). For more than a decade, TEC-SMART has served the training and education needs of the area’s growing semiconductor technology sector and housed the Clean Tech Early College High School in partnership with Ballston Spa Central School District.

In 2024, the STEM Education Center opened as part of a $17.5 million HVCC North expansion project aimed at serving more than a thousand students annually with coursework applicable to over 30 associate degree and certificate programs. The two-story, 14,500-square-foot building includes state-of-the-art labs for microbiology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and biology, as well as classrooms, student support space and offices. The project also supported renovations to TEC-SMART.

Together, the project provides new education and workforce training opportunities in the specialized and growing fields of healthcare, STEM, and skilled trades. The site will also increase non-credit, short-term workforce training offerings that contribute to regional business and economic growth and meet a rising demand for skilled labor in the greater Capital Region.

Learn more at www.hvcc.edu/north.