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- New York is a college town. There are 96 institutions
of higher learning within the City. Their graduates feed the City's
industries, and the country's. A significant number are foreign students,
some of whom return, educated, to their home countries. To the extent
that they learn American values and absorb New York City culture, they
represent emissaries of the United States and New York.
- In New York, there are two public university systems:
the State University of New York (SUNY) and The City University of New
York (CUNY).
- The State University of New York
(SUNY) has campuses across the state. It was created in 1948. A 16-member
Board of Trustees governs State University. The Governor appoints 15
members, with the consent of the Senate, and the student body chooses
on student. In the Fall of 2005, SUNY had a total enrollment of 414,171.
SUNY's State-operated campuses derive almost 40% of their income from
direct State appropriations; the balance is from Federal funds, alumni,
tuition and fees, corporations, foundations, and other sources.
- The City University of New York (CUNY)
is located in New York City and was formed in 1961.Cuny has 11 senior
colleges, six community colleges, the William E. Macaulay Honors College
at CUNY, the Graduate School and University Center, the CUNY Graduate
School of Journalism, the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY School of Professional
Studies and the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Currently
CUNY serves 243,000 degree students and 240,000 adult, continuing and
professional education students. CUNY is governed by a 17-member Board
of Trustees: ten members appointed by the Mayor of New York City, also
with the consent of the State Senate, a representative of the student
body, and a representative of the faculty. Nearly 60% of the funding
of CUNY's senior colleges is provided by State appropriations; the balance
is derived from alumni funds, tuition and fees, and Federal and local
funds.
- The independent colleges and universities
are operated on a not-for-profit basis. Most are chartered (incorporated)
by the Regents or by special acts of the State Legislature and have
their own boards of trustees. Most of the independent institutions are
members of a corporation called the Commission on Independent Colleges
and Universities of the State of New York (CICU). The independent colleges
derive less than one-half of one percent of their income from direct
State aid.
- The proprietary colleges and universities
are profit making, private entities. Most specialize in the
fields of business and commerce. Most of these institutions are members
of a corporation called the Association of Proprietary Colleges. The
proprietary colleges receive no direct State aid.
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