Summer Conference Center

Conklin Hall at night Typical kitchenette


The Summer Conference Center at Dutchess Community College

The success of your corporate or nonprofit
conference or retreat depends on providing an environment that is comfortable, convenient and conducive to facilitating the business at hand.

Typical living room

The Summer Conference Center at Dutchess Community College, located in New York’s mid-Hudson Valley (halfway between New York City and Albany), offers superior lodging and meeting facilities for groups of 50 to 300. Your participants will enjoy staying in spacious, contemporary, suite-style accommodations and attending meetings and workshops in state-of-the-art classrooms. A large theater provides additional opportunities for programming, and catering may be arranged with our nationally recognized dining services provider. Facilities are available between June 1 and
August 3.

Air-conditioned suites are furnished and offer:

  • Kitchenette with microwave and full-size refrigerator
  • Two or three bedrooms that may be configured as
    double or single rooms (twin, XL beds)
  • Living room
  • Two bathrooms
  • Wireless Internet access

Within the lodging facility (opened in 2012) are a 2,000-square-foot atrium; three, 1,000-square-foot lounges suitable for dining, meetings and workshops; and laundry facilities. Additional space on campus – including classrooms, a 360-seat theater and additional dining room – also may be reserved. Ample parking is available.

The Summer Conference Center’s Town of Poughkeepsie location, near the Hudson River, is renowned for its proximity to historic sites, restaurants, hiking and biking trails and parks. Just minutes away from the sprawling DCC campus are attractions including the FDR National Historic Site, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill Cottage, the Vanderbilt Mansion, the Samuel Morse estate and the Walkway Over the Hudson, the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge. New York City is just two hours away by train.

The Dutchess Community College Summer Conference Center looks forward to welcoming your business or organization. For more information about facilities, amenities, availability and pricing, please call (845) 431-8964.