SUNY Polytechnic Institute

About us

Location Utica, United States Funding Type Public
No of Students 3002 Establishment HE Institution / College
Founded In 1966 Estimated Cost of Living 12000 USD
Address 100 Seymour Rd, Utica NY 13502

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) was officially formed on March 19, 2014, when the State University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously approved SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher’s recommendation to merge the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in Albany and the SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) in Utica. The transformative merger was the product of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s pioneering vision and leadership to create an entity rooted in academia and capable of driving significant and sustained industrial and economic growth across the State of New York. As a result, SUNY Poly has emerged as the most dynamic and unique institution in the State University System with more than 7,000 scientists, researchers, engineers, students, faculty, and staff. SUNY Poly - A New Paradigm SUNY Poly represents a new and necessary paradigm for public and affordable higher education in science, engineering, and technology; one that is cognizant and respectful of the customary academic enterprise, while fostering and enabling the fast evolving culture of discovery and innovation in today’s knowledge-driven global economy.

Why?

SUNY Poly’s Albany Campus 

SUNY Poly’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, located at the institution’s nanotech megaplex in Albany, began as a combined vision of government, academia, and industry. The common goal was to propel New York State to a leadership position in technology and economic development. Four key drivers comprised the strategy: select an overarching discipline (nanotechnology), invest in state-of-the-art infrastructure, focus on world-class, hands-on education and training incorporating the entire supply chain, and leverage public-private partnerships.

The first of SUNY Poly’s Albany buildings was NanoFab 200 (also known as the Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management, or CESTM) and was completed in June 1997. This 70,000 square foot, $16.5 million facilities set the stage for the creation of today’s NanoTech Complex, including the $50 million NanoFab South (2004), the $175 million NanoFab North (2005), the $150 million NanoFab East, and NanoFab Central (2009), and the $365 million NanoFab Xtension (2013). Today, SUNY Poly’s Albany NanoTech Complex is fully integrated research, development, prototyping, and educational facility spanning 1.65 million square feet, and boasting billions in high-tech investments and over 300 corporate partners on site since its inception, including IBM, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, ASML and Lam Research.