Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale State College
Motto	"What will four years do for you?"
Established	1912
Undergraduates	7,000
Location	East Farmingdale, NY, USA
Colors	Green & White
Nickname	Rams
Mascot	Rambo the Ram
Website	farmingdale.edu

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Farmingdale State College,^[1] formerly the State University of New York at Farmingdale or SUNY Farmingdale, is a college of the State University of New York that is located on Long Island in East Farmingdale, New York,^[2] with a small section in Old Bethpage.

The college dates from 1912 as a school of applied agriculture, and was known as the Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute.

Currently the college offers bachelor degrees and associate degrees across various fields.

According to Long Island Press, the college ranks 88th among top 200 public college's highest graduate earning power on Payscale.com.

The Daily Beast ranked Farmingdale the 5th safest campus in the nation for its 2010 listing.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] At a Glance

Has only a 15% four year graduation rate.^{[citation needed]}
Ranked among top 100 public colleges in the nation in the earning power of graduates
Quality education at a great value--$5,000 annual tuition (in-state residents)
Named one of the best colleges in the North in US News and World Report 2011 rankings
Offer 26 baccalaureate degrees and nine associate degrees
Ranked the second-safest campus in the U.S. in a nationwide statistical analysis
Highly successful NCAA Division III athletics program
Technology-Enhanced “Smart” classrooms located throughout academic buildings.
New Campus Center opening 2012.

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