Statement from SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher on Federal Student Loan Bill
August 9, 2013
“We applaud President Obama today for signing student loan legislation that will help keep college affordable for State University of New York students, as well as those at colleges and universities across the United States.
“SUNY's partnerships with federal and state officials have enabled us to keep our promise of affordability by putting measures in place such as rational tuition policy, which makes our tuition both affordable and predictable; SUNY Smart Track, which increases financial aid transparency and helps families plan for the costs of college, and Open SUNY, which will increase access to the classes students need to complete their degree on time and with less loan debt.”
About the State University of New York
The State University of New York, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, 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, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire 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 $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2022, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.
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