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About SUNY Cobleskill

The State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is an accredited, baccalaureate, residential college with a rich academic tradition spanning more than 100 years. With an emphasis on experiential education, SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech prepares students for successful careers, advanced studies, and engaged citizenship. Our founding principle that students “learn by doing” was formalized in 2016 with the SUNY system’s first applied learning requirement, guaranteeing that every student graduates with real-world experience in their field of study. 

Students live and learn on a modern, 902-acre campus that features outstanding educational facilities, including:

  • Contiguous farm with new equestrian center and 200-cow dairy facility
  • The northeast’s largest cold-water fish hatchery
  • Specialized classrooms and laboratories
  • Student-run restaurant
  • USDA-approved meat laboratory
  • Nationally accredited child development and child care centers
  • Design Center and art gallery
  • 10 residence halls

The new Center for Environmental Science and Technology and the $38.7-million Center for Agricultural and Natural Resources provide students with state-of-the-art facilities to pursue study and research opportunities in Environmental and Energy Technology, Plant Sciences, Fisheries & Wildlife, and Animal Sciences.

The academic experience at SUNY Cobleskill is complemented by countless opportunities for students to challenge themselves inside and outside the classroom. Campus-wide events, more than 50 student clubs, and residence hall councils are just a few examples of potential leadership positions. Students can also participate in a full array of intramural and intercollegiate athletics on 20 Fighting Tigers sports teams.

 

Founded: 1911

First Graduating Class: 1918

Size: 902 acres

Buildings: 75

Setting: Rural

Faculty: 97

Adjuncts: 53

Full Time Staff: 301

Part Time Staff: 32

Degrees: 54

Bachelors: 24

Associates: 24

Certificates: 6

Academic calendar: Semester

Student to Faculty ratio: 16:1

Average Class Size: 22

Athletic Nickname: Fighting Tigers

Affiliation: NCAA Division III

Conference: North Atlantic Conference

Intercollegiate teams: 16

Mens: 8

Womens: 8

 

Endless Opportunities

  • A diverse study-abroad program allows students to travel and take classes in a variety of countries while pursuing a SUNY Cobleskill degree
  • Articulation agreements ensure seamless transfer to colleges within the State University of New York system

Points of Pride

  • Consistently recognized among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report
  • Recognized as a Military Friendly College by G.I. Jobs Magazine
  • The Beard Wellness Center is one of only 20 college health centers in New York State to be accredited by the American Association of Ambulatory Health Care
  • SUNY Cobleskill's Landscape Contracting degree is accredited by the Professional LandCare Network — the only college within the State University of New York system to have achieved this distinction
  • SUNY Cobleskill is home to three Fulbright Scholars, the U.S. government’s top academic exchange effort
  • SUNY Cobleskill has the only National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences-accredited, degree-granting Histotechnology program in the state of New York
  • SUNY Cobleskill is the only college in the State University of New York system that has a United States Department of Agriculture-certified meat processing facility
  • SUNY Cobleskill's 40,000-gallon hatchery is the largest and most diverse student-run coldwater hatchery in the Northeast
  • Among The Princeton Review’s 286 Greenest Colleges
  • Named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
  • A member, since 2008, of the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction
  • A member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III and the North Atlantic Conference, the Fighting Tigers have claimed championship titles in women’s and men’s cross country
  • SUNY Cobleskill is a proud home to “Survivor Trees,” gracing the entrance of our campus at Route 7 and Schoharie Parkway. These trees were propagated from a lone surviving tree at Ground Zero in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Originally a gift from John Bowne High School in Flushing, Queens, today these trees grow as a symbolic reminder of the tragedy of 9/11, and deeply-rooted pillars of our commitment to sustainability and resilience.

 

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