Farmingdale State College is critical to the Long Island economy, providing the education and training for the future workforce and developing academic programs that prepare students to meet emerging industry needs and trends. With a $1 billion impact on the region, Farmingdale is responsible for the creation of more than 10,000 jobs, conducts research in solar, fuel cell, and other alternative energies, and produces technologies that provide economic prosperity.

Suffolk County Community College is the largest community college in the State University of New York system, enrolling over 26,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood and Riverhead. The College offers affordable college tuition, a highly respected Honors program, extensive extracurricular activities, championship athletic teams, and numerous unified transfer programs.

Nassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 24,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.

SUNY Empire State College is a leader in providing alternative higher educational experiences for adult learners. Students work one-to-one with mentors, study online, engage in residencies and study groups, or blend these ways of learning. With 36 locations across the state of New York, the college offers a flexible, affordable opportunity to earn a highly respected degree from the State University of New York.

SUNY College at Old Westbury proudly serves as an active, engaged partner in the community of Long Island through its academic, community outreach, and professional development programs. This fall, the College achieved the largest student enrollment in its history with more than 4,400 students studying today in its 45 undergraduate and 15 graduate degree programs.

SUNY's Impact Across the Long Island Region

Number of Students: 85,000

Number of Employees: 16,000

Number of Alumni: 325,000

SUNY Affiliates as a % of the
region's population: 15% of 2.9 million

Total degrees from the Long Island region SUNY's: 13,100

Stony Brook University, a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of Brookhaven National Laboratory, is one of America's most dynamic public research universities, a center of cultural excellence, and an essential part of Long Island's economy, generating more than $4.6 billion annually in regional economic impact.