Community Relations

The Office of Community Relations for Plaza College exists to provide college representation with honest, timely, and useful information to the Metropolitan area. Our students and graduates are very active within the community, and it is important to Plaza that they promote knowledge and competence not only while in school but while out of school as well.

Plaza collaborates with several professional organizations to serve as a link between the College and its affiliates, colleagues, local business organizations and government agencies. It is critical to Plaza College’s growth to maintain awareness of economic forecasts and job outlooks for our students. That is also why the Office of Community Relations at Plaza promotes and supports membership in professional organizations for each graduate's own benefit, ensuring success in a sustainable world!

Plaza College’s academic and professional affiliations include:

• Alpha Sigma Lambda
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
• American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
• American Association of Higher Education
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• American College & Research Libraries
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• American Management Association
• Association of Medical Assisting (AAMA)
• Association of Supervision & Curriculum Development
• Association of the Colleges and Universities of the State of New York
• Career College Association
• N.Y.S. Department of Labor Job Service Employers Committee
• National Alliance of Business
• National Association of Academic Affairs Administrators
• National Association of College and University Business Officers
• National Association of Female Executives
• National Business Education Association
• National Employer Council
• National Health Careers (NHA)
• National Rehabilitation Association
• New York City Workforce Investment Board
• New York Library Association
• New York State Association of Financial Aid Administrators
• New York State Association of Two-Year Colleges
• New York State Business Education Association
• New York State Department of Labor
• New York State Workforce Investment Board
• Queens Chamber of Commerce
• Queens County Youth Development Corporation
• Queens Library
• Queens Personnel and Management Association
• Special Libraries Association
• Sunnyside Community Services
• The American College Testing Program
• The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America
• The Service Members’ Opportunity College
• Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)