State University of New York
State University of New York (1) The State University of New York (SUNY), the nation’s largest University Colleges comprehensive university system, SUNY was established in 1948 out of a commitment to opportunity and access, and designed to meet diverse • Buffalo State College needs across a vast geographic landscape. Since its founding, the • Purchase College SUNY system has evolved to meet the changing needs of New York’s • SUNY Brockport students, communities, and workforce. SUNY initially represented a • SUNY Cortland consolidation of 29 unaffiliated institutions. All of these colleges, with • SUNY Empire State College their unique histories and backgrounds, united for a common goal: To • SUNY Fredonia serve New York State. • SUNY Geneseo • SUNY New Paltz Today, the system includes 64 schools, a mix of 29 state-operated • SUNY Old Westbury campuses and five statutory colleges — including research universities, • SUNY Oneonta liberal arts colleges, specialized and technical colleges, health • SUNY Oswego science centers, land-grant colleges—and 30 community colleges. • SUNY Plattsburgh These institutions offer programs as varied as ceramics engineering, • SUNY Potsdam philosophy, fashion design, optometry, maritime studies, law, medical education, and everything in between. The University also operates (1) hospitals and numerous research institutes. Colleges of Technology SUNY is embedded in virtually every community in New York State: • Alfred State College Remarkably, 93% of New Yorkers live within 15 miles of a SUNY • Farmingdale State College campus, and nearly 100% live within 30 miles. In many communities, • Maritime State College SUNY is also the region’s largest employer. While SUNY students are • SUNY Canton predominantly New York State residents, hailing from every one of the • SUNY Cobleskill state’s 62 counties, the University also draws students from every other • SUNY Delhi state in the United States, the District of Columbia, four U.S.
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