Authorizations & Leadership

SUNY College at Old Westbury is a public college operating as part of the 64-campus State University of New York system. The College is currently registered or accredited by the following authorities:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680
(215) 662-5606

• 2011 Reaffirmation Letter from Middle States Commission on Higher Education
• 2011 Final Middle States Team Report
• Copies of reports filed with or from the Middle States Commission are available for inspection in the college's library.

New York State Department of Education
Office of Higher Education and the Professions
Cultural Education Center
Room 5B28
Albany, NY 12230
(518) 474-5851

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (School of Education)
2010 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-7496

American Chemical Society (B.S. in Chemistry)
1155 Sixteenth St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 227-5558

Old Westbury is also a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Association of Council Members and College Trustees of the State of New York, Council for Higher Education, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education, New York State Transfer and Articulation Association, and the College Board.

Did You Know?

Seniors, Kacey-Ann Thompson and Emmanuel Konde of the Biological Sciences Department, earned recognition at the 14th annual New York State Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program Conference.

Among SUNY's comprehensive colleges, Old Westbury ranks among the highest in science and engineering funding to support competitive scientific research. Funding for research is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the New York State Department of Education.

35 Old Westbury students gave up their traditional Spring Break rituals in 2006 and instead volunteered their time and effort in New Orleans to aid recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.