• The university’s more than 15 locations across New York state provides you the opportunity to pursue a degree either online or near your home or workplace.
• The Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School of Labor Studies partners with trade unions and other labor organizations to offer degree programs to union members and other working adults.
• International Education provides residents at our international locations the opportunity to earn a SUNY Empire degree.
• The School for Graduate Studies offers 18 master’s degrees through a combination of face-to-face and online educational delivery, 27 advanced certificate programs and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Change. The School also offers three, 3-credit, micro-credentials.
• The School of Nursing and Allied Health offers an RN to BSN degree for working registered nurses who hold associate degrees or diplomas and wish to continue their nursing education, as well as a Master of Science in Nursing Administration and a Master of Science in Nursing Education and a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health for licensed/certified allied health professionals. All of these degree options are offered online.

New York State Locations

If you study through one of our New York state locations, you will enjoy the convenience of studying near your home or work. Students who study through one of these locations enjoy face-to-face work with faculty mentors who give them personalized attention from degree planning through graduation.

Our locations regularly offer independent studies and small seminars called study groups that can include online elements. You also have access to other ways to study including online courses and residency-based studies. Locations organize many special events and forums, including teach-ins, art shows, speaker series and student-faculty academic conferences. In addition to many of the online student resources, you have access to local orientations and student services on-site.

International Education

International Education offers students overseas the opportunity to earn a SUNY Empire degree without leaving their home countries and New York state-based students the opportunity to join selected studies with students overseas. Working with partners in various parts of the world, we offer broad-ranging degree study opportunities in business, information systems, and the liberal arts and sciences, with an emphasis on comparative regional studies. Programs are offered at the following locations:

• Tirana, Albania
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Athens, Greece
• Thessaloniki, Greece
• Beirut, Lebanon
• Eskişehir, Turkey

The Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School Of Labor Studies

The Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School of Labor Studies partners with trade unions and other labor organizations to offer associate and bachelor degree programs in labor studies to union members and other working adults. Its mission is to provide wage-earning adults with an opportunity to earn a degree in a learning environment that celebrates their achievements and recognizes their distinctive needs. It offers a liberal arts curriculum in Labor Studies, broadly defined, which is understood to encompass the systematic study of the working-class presence and its impact on the wider society. As a student of Labor Studies you will examine the topics of work, workers and worker organizations, including the status and power of wage earners and their families in the changing economy; the study of work in its social, political and economic contexts; the creation of the modern urban workforce; the impact of technology on the organization of society; the interaction of workers, both organized and unorganized, with the institutions of wider society; alternative modes of work organization; and the nature of working-class identity, culture and experience. You will sharpen your skills in writing and research and critical reading and thinking.

All the courses with union partners are face to face at:
The Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School of Labor Studies
4 Park Ave
New York, N.Y.
Priority in enrolling in classes is given to students from union-partners. The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades partnerships are residency-based. Residencies are held at each union’s educational facilities in Maryland.

Online Courses And Graduate Degrees In Labor Studies

Online courses for associate and bachelor's degrees and graduate level courses in Labor Studies also are offered at Empire State University through the Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School of Labor Studies in New York City.

The Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School of Labor Studies offers associate and bachelor's degrees in five related areas: Labor Studies, Cultural Studies, Historical Studies, Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Studies and Social Science.

For a related program of study at the graduate level, the Master of Arts in Work and Labor Policy offers a fully online program that focuses on current problems and policies caused by changes in the global economy, technology, the work force and the workplace. It is designed for unionists, human resource professionals, arbitrators, educators, activists, lawyers and individuals involved in government or private industry.

Locations

Administrative Offices

2 Union Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4390
800-847-3000

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Binghamton, SUNY BroomE

SUNY Broome,
PO Box 1017,
Attn: SUNY Empire,
2nd floor,
Business Building,
Binghamton NY 13902

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Brooklyn

177 Livingston St., 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-783-4400

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Buffalo

AppleTree Business Park
2875 Union Road, Suite 34
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
716-686-7800

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Corning, SUNY Corning

Corning CC, Attn: SUNY Empire State University
1 Academic Dr., Chemung Hall, Rm. #119
Corning, NY 14830-3297

Phone: 607-463-2390

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Syracuse

4926 Onondaga Road
Mulroy Hall, 2nd floor.
Syracuse, NY 13215
315-472-5730

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Fort Drum

Robert C. McEwen Library and Education Complex, Building P-4300
4300 Camp Hale Road
Fort Drum, NY 13602
315-773-6139

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Harlem

163 West 125th Street, Floor 2
New York, NY 10027

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School Of Labor Studies

4 Park Ave
New York, NY 10013
646-230-1355

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Hartsdale

210 North Central Ave., Suite 230
Hartsdale, NY 10530
914-948-6206

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Manhattan

4 Park Ave
New York, NY 10013
212-647-7800

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Newburgh, SUNY Orange

2nd floor, Kaplan Building
One Washington Center
Newburg, NY 12550

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Rochester

680 Westfall Road
Rochester, NY 14620
585-224-3200

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Saratoga Springs

111 West Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-2100

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Selden

407 College Road
Selden, NY
631-496-3822

EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY At Staten Island

1200 South Ave., Suite 202
Staten Island, NY 10314
718-667-7524

School For Graduate Studies

113 West Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-6079
518-587-2100, ext. 2429

School Of Nursing And Allied Health

113 West Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-6079
518-587-2100, ext. 3020

International Education

1 Union Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4309
518-587-2100, ext. 2231