SUNY College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill

Location and Contact Information

Cobleskill, NY 12043
USA
Main Tel: (518) 255-5525
Web Site

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, also known as SUNY Cobleskill, is located in Cobleskill, New York, United States. It was established in 1916 as Schoharie State School of Agriculture. After a few name changes, the college settled on its present name in 1966. SUNY Cobleskill is one of the original campuses of the State University of New York system, which was organized in 1948. It is beautifully nestled in an area of approximately 750 acres in Cobleskill. The college also has about 10 residence halls for its full-time students. SUNY Cobleskill is made up of the following academic units:

  • School of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • School of Business
  • School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

SUNY Cobleskill is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Their sports teams are known as the Fighting Tigers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in agricultural science and management, landscaping and horticulture, conservation and resource management, animal science and care, computer science and engineering, family and social work, and cooking and culinary arts.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 6,264
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 14,164
Room$ 5,690
Board$ 3,840
Books and supplies$ 1,200
Other$ 2,092

Financial Aid

SUNY Cobleskill participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant77%$5,153
Institutional Grant15%$1,375
Federal Grant44%$3,653
Pell Grant41%$3,258
Other Federal Grant23%$1,122
State or Local Grant72%$3,026

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan74%$5,563
Federal Loan74%$4,923
Other Loan7%$7,685

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to SUNY College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN2,199
2North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND2,707
3Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, WV1,582
4Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, OH754
5Clarendon CollegeClarendon, TX1,242
6Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, OK1,223
7Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH1,542
8Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, IA1,106
9Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeMiami, OK1,807
10SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY2,523

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate32925
Bachelor20811

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  84
Without tenure; working toward tenure  8
Without tenure; tenure not available  8

Students

Student enrollment was 2,615 in 2009-2010 (2,571 full-time equivalent).

About 53% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 47% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 91% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men70%
Women73%
All71%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal420-540
Math460-550

Room and Board

SUNY Cobleskill provides on-campus housing for 1,890 of its 2,571 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (64 awarded)

  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Mechanization
  • Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (62 awarded)

  • Agricultural Animal Breeding
  • Animal Sciences
  • Poultry Science

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (89 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (39 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Natural Resources/Conservation
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (24 awarded)

  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (10 awarded)

  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (54 awarded)

  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Social Work

HOSPITALITY (11 awarded)

  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (59 awarded)

  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Ornamental Horticulture
  • Plant Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (58 awarded)

  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (7 awarded)

  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (4 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (4 awarded)

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art