Onsite Study

Empire State College provides 35 locations conveniently situated throughout New York state.

You are assigned a faculty mentor who will assist you in developing your degree program tailored to meet your education, career and employment needs, and provide you with ongoing guidance through the completion of your degree.

Studying at one of our onsite locations provides you with the opportunity to take courses in a variety of ways:

Guided Independent Study
Courses you and your faculty mentor create and complete working one-to-one. You will communicate regularly with your faculty mentor in-person, online or by telephone.

Study Groups
You will be a member of a small group of students who periodically meet in a seminar format.

Residencies
Some programs or topics of study include intensive weekend seminars allowing for you to explore subjects in depth in a group setting.

Cross Registration
You may take classes offered at other colleges and universities that meet your educational needs and satisfy your degree program requirements.

Online – Even when you are taking courses at one of our locations, you may choose to take an online course. Faculty mentors at our locations offer online courses, or you may choose an online course offered by our Center for Distance Learning.


Online Study

Through our Center for Distance Learning, undergraduate students may complete courses for their degrees entirely online. Distance learning students who live near a college location may also select from other college offerings. The Center for Graduate Programs also offer online courses as part of their degree programs.

You will be assigned a faculty mentor who will assist you in developing your degree program tailored to meet your education, career and employment needs, and provide you with ongoing guidance through the completion of your degree.

The college's online courses provide you with the opportunity to interact with faculty and students, and access a variety of online educational resources.