2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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Accreditations

State University of New York College at Cortland is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education may be reached at
3624 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 267-284-5000
Fax: 215-662-5501
Email: info@msche.org (English); españolinfo@msche.org (Spanish)
Web:
msche.org

The teacher preparation programs at the State University of New York College at Cortland are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP, formerly NCATE), 1140 19th St NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036, phone 202-223-0077. CAEP is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.

SUNY Cortland has also received national program recognition, accreditation or approval from the following associations:

Adolescence Education: Biology by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Adolescence Education: Chemistry by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Adolescence Education: Earth Science by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Adolescence Education: English by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Adolescence Education: Mathematics by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

Adolescence Education: Physics by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Adolescence Education: Social Studies by the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)

Adolescence Education: Spanish, French, Spanish and French by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Athletic Training by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education

Chemistry Department by the American Chemical Society

Childhood Education by the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)

Communication Sciences and Disorders M.S. by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Counseling Center by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)

Early Childhood by the National Association for the Education of the Young Child (NAEYC)

Educational Leadership by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)

English as a Second Language (ESL) by Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Health Education by Society of Health and Physical Educators, SHAPE America

Inclusive Special Education and Teaching Students with Disabilities by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Literacy Department master's degree programs by the International Literacy Association (ILA)

Peer Tutoring program in The Learning Center (TLC) by College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)

Physical Education by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions

University Police Department by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

Graduation Rates

Disclosure of completion rates for full-time, first-time baccalaureate level students entering in Fall 2012, pursuant to terms of the Student Right-To-Know Act (status as of the Fall 2018 semester). The size of the 2012 cohort was 1,210 students.

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Fall 2012 Cohort, Graduation Status as of Fall 2018
Category 4-Year Graduation Rate 5-Year Graduation Rate 6-Year Graduation Rate
Total First-Time, Full-Time Cohort 53.4% 69.1%

71.4%

 

Graduation Rate by Federal Financial Aid Status
Category 4-Year Graduation Rate 5-Year Graduation Rate 6-Year Graduation Rate
Recipients of Pell Grant N/A N/A 64.9%
Recipients of Direct Subsidized Loan, but not Pell N/A N/A 70.8%
Recipients of neither Pell nor Direct Subsidized Loan N/A N/A 76.1%

 

Graduation Rate by Gender
Category 4-Year Graduation Rate 5-Year Graduation Rate 6-Year Graduation Rate
Female 56.2% 72.0% 74.0%
Male 49.2% 64.7% 67.4%

 

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity
Category 4-Year Graduation Rate 5-Year Graduation Rate 6-Year Graduation Rate
American Indian/Alaskan Native N/A N/A N/A
Asian/Pacific Islander 45.5% 45.5% 50.0%
Black/NonHispanic 34.8% 56.1% 63.6%
Hispanic/Latina 41.4% 62.9% 65.7%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 100% 100% 100%
Nonresident Alien (International) 100% 100% 100%
Two or More Races 26.1% 52.2% 52.2%
White/NonHispanic (or Unknown) 57.2% 71.8% 73.7%

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