Career Resources: Suffolk County Colleges and Universities

At SUNY Empire, we believe students should be awarded credit for verifiable university-level learning and life experience gained outside a traditional classroom. In addition to transfer credit, we offer multiple ways to earn credit for prior learning, saving you time and money on your degree.

We receive vocational school admissions applications from a diverse population ranging in age, professional and educational backgrounds, and life experiences. Careful consideration is given to each applicant’s qualifications in academic potential, readiness, physical ability to do the work, emotional maturity, and personal motivation and goals. It is our goal to facilitate an effective and applicant-friendly admissions process, and our Admissions representatives are available to offer assistance. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Requirements include a minimum age of 17 and proof of United States citizenship, permanent residency, or eligible non-citizenship.

Minutes from Downtown Patchogue, miles from the waves and a few feet from inspiration. No nonsense, no expansive lecture halls to disappear into. Just affordable, hands-on courses you need for the career you deserve. What are you waiting for?

Stony Brook, one of America’s most dynamic public universities, is New York’s flagship university and No. 1 public university. Stony Brook is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, a center of academic excellence and an internationally recognized research institution that offers all students a world-class education.

SUNY Suffolk is a student-centered college community serving Suffolk County and beyond by providing open access to exceptional educational opportunities.

Touro students hail from all over the world, from all walks of life, in the pursuit of a common goal: To get the best possible education, to find a promising professional career, and to do so in an environment that respects and supports their backgrounds and beliefs.