Statement by SUNY Chairman H. Carl McCall and Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher on Governor Cuomo's Executive Budget
January 18, 2017
"We are thrilled to see college affordability and completion as primary focuses of Governor Cuomo's Executive Budget, which includes a tuition-free program that goes beyond what any other state has in place, a tuition plan for our State-operated campuses, and a significant increase in capital funding to support our physical infrastructure over the next five years.
"The Governor’s proposal presents New York State with an opportunity to lead the nation in making the cost of college affordable, responsible, and transparent.
"We look forward to working with the Governor and Legislature in the coming months to refine the details of these initiatives, and to ensure the continued success of our students as well as our State-operated campuses, statutory institutions, community colleges, and academic medical centers."
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The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the country’s oldest school of maritime, the state's only college of optometry, 12 Educational Opportunity Centers, over 30 ATTAIN digital literacy labs, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.7 million students across its portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2025, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and annually one in three New Yorkers who earn a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.
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