09/10/2026
What was it like to be a student in Olean in the1980s? Just ask distinguished graduate Meme Yanetsko.
When Yanetsko attended our Cattaraugus County Campus, students took classes in the former Montgomery Ward building on North Union Street. The building housed everything from the library and computer lab to faculty and administrative offices. And yes, students even played football in the parking lot.
Today, that parking lot is the campus quad.
But while a lot has changed over the past 50 years, Yanetsko says some of the things that made the college special remain the same: small classes, supportive faculty and an affordable education close to home.
“People knew my name,” she said.
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