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SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

  • Overview
  • Accessibility
  • Demographics
  • Cost
  • Online Offerings
  • Outcomes
  • Military
  • Programs & Degrees

SUNY Empire State College is a public college in Saratoga Springs, New York, and has been named to the Best 100 Online Colleges award list. Its online program features 21 online degree options. The in-state on-campus net price to attend is $12,390 and the per-credit hour charge is $295. The school offers weekend/evening classes, credit for military training, credit for life experiences, academic counseling services, and more.

Overview

School Type

  • On Campus
  • Public

Website: www.esc.edu

Accessibility

  • Distance education:Yes
  • Online degrees:No
  • Career services:No
  • Weekend/Evening classes:Yes
  • Credit for life experiences:Yes
  • On-Campus day care:No
  • Online library services:No
  • Remedial services:Yes
  • Master's degrees:No
  • Post-master's certificates:No
  • Doctorate Degrees:No

Demographics

Part-time students
5,492 undergrads
  • Full-time undergrad students:3,653
  • Undergrad students over 25 years old:7,238
  • Pell Grant students:2,745
  • Online and distance education undergrad students:4,499
  • Part-time students
    60%
  • Students over 25 years old
    78%

Cost

In-district per-credit-hour charge for part-time students
$295
In-district tuition and fees
$7,630
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Online & Distance Programs

Online/Distance degrees offered
21 degrees

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Bachelor's degrees offered

  • Engineering(1)
  • Legal Professions and Studies(1)
  • Parks Recreation Leisure and Fitness Studies(3)
  • Science Technologies/Technicians(1)
  • Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Service(1)

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  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions(1)
  • Social Sciences(3)
  • Construction Trades(1)
  • Health Professions and Related Programs(1)
  • Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services(2)
  • History(5)
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Outcomes

  • Retention rate for part-time students:47%
  • Graduation rate for part-time students:6%

Military & Veteran

Number of undergraduate students receiving Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits
176 students
  • Credit for military training:Yes
  • Dedicated staff member:Yes
  • Student veteran organization:No
  • Yellow Ribbon Program member:No
  • Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges member:Yes
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Featured Programs & Degrees

The Arts
Business, Management and Economics
Community and Human Services
Cultural Studies
Educational Studies
Historical Studies
Human Development
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies
Labor Studies
Nursing
Public Affairs
Science, Mathematics and Technology
Social Science
The Arts

The Arts

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Professional Studies

Concentrations available in visual (sculpture, painting, crafts, photography, design, graphic), performing (dance, theater, music), and media (film, video).

Business, Management and Economics

Business, Management and Economics

Associate in Arts
Associate in Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Professional Studies
Combined B.A./B.S./B.P.S. in Business, Management, and Economics / M.A. in Community and Economic Development
Combined B.A./B. S./B.P.S. in Business, Management, and Economics / M.B.A. in Global Leadership.

Concentrations available in accounting, business administration, economics, emergency management services, entrepreneurship, finance, fire service administration, human resource management, information systems, international business, labor relations, management, marketing, public administration, and sustainability.

Community and Human Services

Community and Human Services

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Professional Studies

Concentrations available in children and family services, criminal justice services, disability services, health and human services, and substance abuse services.

Cultural Studies

Cultural Studies

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Combined B.A. or B.S. in Cultural Studies / M.A.T. in Adolescent Education

Concentrations available in communication, philosophy, religious studies, writing and literature, women’s studies, African American studies, American studies, world languages and literature, Asian, African or Caribbean area studies, ethnicity studies, and global studies.

Educational Studies

Educational Studies

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science

Concentrations available in adult education, early-childhood studies, educational psychology, learning communities, lifelong learning, sociology of education, training and staff development, teaching strategies, family education, and instructional technologies.

Historical Studies

Historical Studies

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
B.A. or B.S. in Historical Studies / M.A.T. in Adolescent Education

Concentrations available in American history, Asian American history, history of women in the U.S., military history, modern social and economic history, history and literature, and public history.

Human Development

Human Development

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science

Concentrations available in anthropology, child development, gender studies, gerontology, psychology, focus on a particular age group, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender issues, grieving and loss, incarceration, disability, public health, and family relationships.

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies

Associate of Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Studies

Concentrations available in criminal justice (community and human services with social science), women’s health (science, mathematics and technology, community and human services, and human development with cultural studies), or environmental studies (science, mathematics and technology, community and human services, and business, management and economics with cultural studies).

Labor Studies

Labor Studies

Associate in Arts
Associate in Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Professional Studies

Concentrations available in general labor history, labor studies, and labor-management relations.

Nursing

Nursing

RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Public Affairs

Public Affairs

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Professional Studies
Combined B.A./B.S./B.P.S. in Public Affairs / M.A. in Community and Economic Development

Concentrations available in public administration, public policy, political science, criminal justice, homeland security, public communications, health policy, and emergency management.

Science, Mathematics and Technology

Science, Mathematics and Technology

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Professional Studies
Combined B.A. or B.S. in Science, Math & Technology / M.A.T. in Adolescent Education

Concentrations in biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, information systems, information technology, mathematics, physics, and technology.

Social Science

Social Science

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science

Concentrations available in African American studies, sociology, social theory, public policy, political science, and women’s studies.

Contact SUNY Empire State College

Contact Admissions

esc.edu/admissions

 

 

Campus Location

Two Union Avenue,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

800-847-3000

Find ESC online

esc.edu

 

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