Empire State College is a comprehensive public college within the State University of New York. The college is a recognized leader in offering innovative degree programs for adult learners and is expressly dedicated to offering flexible, high-quality, education for working adults. We provide both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Our undergraduate programs are provided through:

• 7 regional centers with 35 locations throughout New York state
• one-to-one faculty mentoring
• distance learning
• special programs
• corporate partnerships

We offer graduate degrees through the Center for Graduate Programs, and a wide variety of non-credit, on-line courses for advancing workforce skills or for personal fulfillment. As one of the first public, nontraditional institutions to receive regional accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, we have enabled more than 50,000 students to earn a degree since 1971.

For the 2006-2007 academic year, 17,500 students enrolled at Empire State College. Our students are motivated, our programs are personalized. Faculty work with students in individual, small groups, short-term residency’s and online learning modes. Central to the faculty role is helping adults design and complete individualized degree plans. Our Faculty is uniquely dedicated and supportive. We have 155 full-time faculty members of which more than 96% hold terminal degrees. Our annual budget is $63 million.

We are accredited, respected and known as an innovator and leader. The college is a pioneer in mentoring adult learners, prior learning assessment, and on-line learning. Empire State College was a key contributor in establishing the SUNY Learning Network. The SUNY Learning Network is the online learning arm of the State University of New York that includes SUNY's 64 campuses offering 2,500 courses in 55 degree programs to more than 40,000 students. Empire State College has one of the largest enrollments in this program. At Empire State College, we remove the barriers of rigid scheduling and immovable locations, leaving just you... your professor... and your will to learn. We are Empire State College. Teaching Farther.