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SUNY Plattsburgh

SUNY Potsdam

Purchase College

UNIVERSITY COLLEGES

POPULAR MAJORS Art, Biology, Business, Education, Nursing, Journalism, Psychology, Communications WHAT’S NEW? $12 million groundbreaking for business building, 30,000 sq. ft. "green" science addition, BS/MSED Childhood/Special Education major Undergraduates 5,859 Student Faculty Ratio 16 to 1

POPULAR MAJORS Business Administration, Computer & Information Sciences, Music Education, Teacher Education, BFA, Education, Art WHAT’S NEW? Environmental Studies, BS degrees in Biology & Chemistry, Fine Arts Major (BFA), BS Geology Undergraduates 3,757 Student Faculty Ratio 15 to 1

HALLMARK PROGRAMS Arts Management, New Media, Design Technology, Art of the Book, Creative Writing WHAT’S NEW? Over $500,000 five-year STEM scholarship grant, Visual Arts (BS), Biochemistry, Digital Media Zone (DMZ) for all majors Undergraduates 4,175 Student Faculty Ratio 17 to 1

SUNY Plattsburgh is home to a vibrant community of renowned teachers and nationally recognized scholars dedicated to engaging students and helping them to succeed. Students learn and discover their potential through close interaction with faculty in a highly supportive campus environment. Set in a small city on the shore of Lake Champlain, between the Adirondacks and Green Mountains, Plattsburgh is rich in regional interests. The residential campus is clean, safe, and easy to walk. The local business district is nearby. Cosmopolitan Montreal is just an hour's drive away, as is the Olympic Village of Lake Placid, and Burlington, VT. The curriculum spans diverse majors that prepare students to stand out as scholars, professionals and citizens. Internships offer students valuable career experiences. A lively Honors Program offers challenging courses in seminar formats. The College's high job placement rate of 96% testifies to the success of a Plattsburgh education. Classes are taught by qualified faculty who regularly engage undergraduates in their research. They also act as advisors and mentors. Approximately $4 million in institutional scholarships and grants are awarded to qualified students each year, including special awards for students who are not New York State residents.

SUNY Potsdam is a place where students can explore new ideas and experiences. If you're looking for an exceptional education and a challenging academic experience, you'll find it at SUNY Potsdam. Whether it's in the arts, sciences, business, music or teaching, SUNY Potsdam offers a wide variety of programs designed to let you explore career fields. The College's liberal arts focus will expand your thinking and help you to enhance your writing and speaking capabilities. This creates success in any field you choose. Our professors are dedicated to teaching. You'll never have a course taught by a graduate student. SUNY Potsdam is also committed to ensuring that our students succeed in our rigorous academic environment. The Freshman Year Experience, Freshman Success Seminar, and Freshman Interest Groups are all strongly recommended for new students to assist with the transition from high school to college, maximizing your potential for success. SUNY Potsdam annually awards over $500,000 in scholarships to academically talented new students to reward them for their success in high school. Outstanding students become prominent alumni. More than 95% of our graduates gain employment in their field of choice or enter graduate school to pursue an advanced degree.

Offering a unique education that combines programs in the liberal arts with conservatory programs in the arts in ways that emphasize inquiry, mastery of skills, and creativity, Purchase College is one of the most distinctive public colleges you will find. Here, you will find an environment of intellectual curiosity and innovation amid an atmosphere of respect for individuality and diversity. Purchase offers rich discipline-specific and interdisciplinary programs in the liberal and visual and performing arts, as well as film and media. Think Wide Open is not just a slogan at Purchase—it is our core belief. It is our commitment to creating opportunities for transformative learning and training in a community where disciplines connect, intersect, and enhance one another. It is the integration of the spirit of discovery in the liberal arts with the excitement of the arts in academic and extracurricular pursuits. Our close proximity to New York City provides students with numerous educational and social options. On campus, students can pursue a variety of diversions, including attending world-class performances at the Performing Arts Center, notable exhibitions at the Neuberger Museum of Art, NCAA Division III sports, lectures, films, clubs and organizations.

State University College at Plattsburgh 101 Broad Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 p. 518.564.2040 • 888.673.0012 f. 518.564.2045 www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions admissions@plattsburgh.edu

State University College at Potsdam 44 Pierrepont Avenue Potsdam, NY 13676 p. 315.267.2180 • 877.768.7326 f. 315.267.2163 www.potsdam.edu admissions@potsdam.edu

State University College at Purchase 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577 p. 914.251.6300 • f. 914.251.6314 www.purchase.edu www.admissions.blogs.purchase.edu www.purchase.edu/ExperiencePurchase admissions@purchase.edu

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