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SUNY Canton named to US News & World Report's best colleges list

Posted 1/27/21

CANTON -- SUNY Canton was listed in U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Best Online Bachelor's Programs and other online-specific categories. "We are a leader in online education within the State …

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SUNY Canton named to US News & World Report's best colleges list

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CANTON -- SUNY Canton was listed in U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Best Online Bachelor's Programs and other online-specific categories.

"We are a leader in online education within the State University of New York and have been offering online bachelor's degree programs for the last 16 years," said SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran. "Forward-thinking faculty, coupled with support from the college's Online Learning department, have allowed the college to grow exponentially and provide our online student with exceptionally strong support services. This experience gave us an advantage while switching to a distance learning format in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic."

The college tied for 116th on the list with SUNY Delhi, another College of Technology offering similar hands-on career-focused programs. The only other State University of New York college to make the list was the University at Buffalo.

Prior to the pandemic, approximately 30 percent of the college's population consisted of online students, and nearly every single student took at least one online class.

U.S. News' latest round of rankings included exceptional four-year business offerings. SUNY Canton earned a spot on the new Best Online Bachelor's Programs - Business list. The college was among six others to tie for a 19th place ranking. In addition to Finance, four-year business programs include Health Care Management, which is the largest and most popular major offered either online or in person, and Management, a flexible program designed to meet students' career aspirations.

The department's newest online programs include Esports Management and Agribusiness Management.

SUNY Canton also earned a spot on the U.S. News & World Report Best Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans list. SUNY Canton appears 70th on the list and is the only SUNY college mentioned on the specific ranking.

More than 100 students identified as being veterans, active-duty military personnel, national guard members or military dependents in Fall 2020. About half are currently enrolled in completely online programs.

In September 2020, the college advanced four spots to secure the 19th position on the 2021 U.S. News & World Report's Regional Colleges North category. Additionally, the college earned the 12th spot in "Best Value Regional Colleges - North," 11th place in "Best Public Regional Colleges - North," 10th in "Best for Veterans Regional Colleges - North."