Farmingdale State College--SUNY

Farmingdale State College prepares students with the education, skills, and critical thinking to meet the challenges of tomorrow. As the largest of SUNY's colleges of technology (with over 7,600 students), Farmingdale equips its students with the resources and knowledge sought by today's emerging industries.
In honor of Farmingdale's 100th Anniversary celebration, the president recently unveiled Farmingdale Forward - 10 Goals for 10 Years - in which he announced an exciting plan in which the college will add 70 new professors, grow enrollment by almost 1,000 students and offer graduate degrees. An Office of Sustainability will be created to coordinate the colleges many conferences and initiatives.
Since its beginnings in 1912, Farmingdale has been a steward of the environment, as reflected in our Sustainable Garden, part of the ornamental horticulture program. As SUNY's largest college of technology, the campus is a pioneer in renewable energy, through research at our Solar Energy Center (the first center to be accredited in the Northeast and the fourth in the nation), the establishment of the federally-funded Green Building Institute and our electric fuel powered campus fleet. That's why we say GREEN THEN. GREEN NOW.
At Farmingdale, students have abundant opportunities in experiential learning-internships, clinical training, and guided research-that provide practical instruction and personal growth. Almost 400 students participated in prestigious internships during the past year.
And with sixteen minors, students can tailor courses to meet their specific career goals and interests. For example, a student hoping to write on economic issues could major in Professional Communications and minor in economics. Or someone who planned to conduct business in South America, could be a Business Management major with a minor in Latin American Studies.
Small, personalized classes, residence hall with suite-style living, a lush 380-acre campus undergoing $185M worth of renovations, and a highly successful NCAA Division III athletics program with modern facilities make Farmingdale State College one of the fastest-growing colleges in the region. The new Campus Center is scheduled to open in 2012 and ground will be broken on a new school of business and child care center.
For the third consecutive year, Farmingdale students submitted successful Fulbright applications. Our students are studying in Croatia, Canada and Italy. Opportunities to study abroad are plentiful and agreements have been signed with two colleges in China. Since 1998, more than 77 students have won the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. More than 111 faculty and staff have won this prestigious statewide award since its inception.
Funding of $3.1 from the Department of Education has resulted in the creation of an Academic Advisement and Information Center which fits perfectly into the President's Students First initiative. In addition, faculty and staff collaborate to create learning communities which approach learning in unique and effective ways.
Noteworthy facilities include the Aviation Center, Ornamental Horticulture Teaching Gardens, Solar Energy Center, New Media Design Institute for Research & Technology Transfer, and Technology-Enhanced Classrooms.
Farmingdale is very involved in the community and sponsors events with MADD-LI (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, Project GRAD, the Asian-American Cultural Festival of LI. In addition, the campus received $100,000 to further a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative which seeks to diversify students enrolling in those fields.
For more information, contact Kathryn Coley at 631-420-2400 or kathryn.coley@farmingdale.edu.