Empire State College, State University of New York

In 1992 I enrolled in Empire State College with credits earned from two other accredited SUNY colleges. From my understanding ESC programs have graduated thousands of students who have met the rigorous academic requirements. I had successfully acquired a few credits based on verifiable experiences and submitted to the college for assessment via written format for review. , In my experience the college's programs as well as its faculty were highly professional and respected in the field. I met at least one of them in a graduate program from another respectable college. The correspondence courses are writing intensive and research oriented-students who do not write well will have ample opportunity to hone these life-altering skills. This college helped me to enhance my writing and research skills, which were essential to my graduate studies and my current role as a supervisor. Further, this college is a member of the SUNY education system; therefore, the academic offerings are regionally and nationally accredited, and THE MOST AFFORDABLE in New York and possibly the nation. I am a proud graduate of the Master's Degree program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as as result of the educational offerings at SUNY Empire State College. The academic offerings are designed to challenge the student. The professors are leaders in your field of study (sometimes officials of local government). I took only took two online courses, however, some students may gravitate towards the online option based on their needs. Either way, this college will push you to the limits. ESC offers many academic programs to choose from. Look into it and meet the challenge. Good luck and God Bless!

AFter a failed first attempt at college fresh out of highh school, 20 years later I started again at ESC. The program was designed by myself in conjunction with my staff mentor with a very rigorous and complete justification process to assure its applicability and integrity by the college admittance board. From the start I was challenged to stretch far beyond what a classroom experience would have provided me. Research, writing, and continuous defense of my ideas was the norm and it could not have served me better. The instructors were all active in various fields of public sector service with many years of extensive experience of which I was the beneficiary. Top notch and well worth the time and effort. Kudos and much gratitude and thanks to all of my instructors,the Dean (Meg Behnke), and the school for all it proved to be for me.