Campus Safety

Information and Assistance

The Campus Safety Office is located in the main lobby of the College Center and someone is available at all times to render assistance. Reports may be made directly to the office, through the information booth or an officer may be dispatched to your location. Campus Safety Officers will provide assistance and will also assist you in reporting the incident to the Herkimer Police Department if it is deemed necessary.

If you have been the victim of sexual assault, you may report the incident to Campus Safety or to one of the College Counselors. The College Counselors can be reached at 315-866-0300 x8284, or in the McLaughlin College Center, room 261. Your well-being is their primary concern. They will treat you with respect, sensitivity and will keep your concerns in strict confidence.

The Counseling staff at HCCC is committed to assisting students with their adjustments to college life. Trained counselors are available for confidential individual screening appointments with all students. We encourage you to become familiar with their service and visit anytime you need someone to talk to.

Numbers to know

Emergencies Campus Safety Director of Campus Safety	911 on - x8616 and from housing 315-866-8616 off campus 315-866-0300 x8276
College Counselors	315-866-0300 x8284
Coordinator of Health Services	315-866-0300 x8373
Dean of Students	315-866-0300 x8276
Rape Crisis Hotline	315-866-4120
Herkimer Police Department	315-866-4330
New York State Police	315-866-7111
Emergency	911

Report Crime Confidentially

Please email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call our TIPPS line at 315-866-0300 x8477. Helpful information is the type of crime, exact location where it occurred, dates/times when it occurred, why you suspect crime is being committed, and the name(s) of suspects. If suspect(s) are unknown, please give a description. Photos may also be emailed to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Do not use this email or phone # to report emergencies. Always call 911 to report an emergency!

Blue Light Emergency Phones

Outdoor emergency phones are located in various locations on campus. They are marked by BLUE LIGHTS above the phone. Pushing the emergency button inside the emergency telephone box immediately connects you to 911.

HCCC Student Nighttime Auxiliary Program (SNAP)

HCCC Student Nighttime Auxiliary Program (SNAP) is a new initiative designed to provide additional eyes and ears for the Campus Safety department. College work-study and criminal justice students are available to provide students, faculty, staff and community members with a two-person walking escort on-campus. The service is available from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. SNAP members also observe and report incidents that may require attention of an officer via portable radio directly. They do NOT initiate any type of security/safety actions aside from their observations/reports. SNAP members are easily identifiable because they wear red jackets and orange vests. Members of the campus community are encouraged to use SNAP during operational hours. To request a SNAP escort, call Campus Safety at x8616.

NY Alert Emergency Notification System

All HCCC students, faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up for NY Alert, a newly launched statewide emergency notification system. An initiative of the Governor’s Office, NY Alert allows you to sign up to receive emergency alert messages, originating from the State Emergency Management Office or from our own campus, via email, cell phone, text message and fax. You are allowed to choose any or all of these methods and to list up to two email addresses and three cell phone numbers. It is recommended that if you request text messages, you also select one of the other methods, as there are limitations to the text message option.

Faculty and students will be given the option to sign up for NY Alert upon logging into Self Service Banner. College staff who do not have a Banner ID will sign up at www.suny.edu/sunyalertsec with the same username and password used to log into your HCCC computer account. You will then select the method(s) by which you would like to receive alert messages and the related contact information.

To receive emergency messages through NY Alert, you must sign up.