Take the next step toward a degree that’s built around you.
We know you’re busy. As SUNY’s leading online institution, SUNY Empire offers over 850 online courses that will fit into your schedule. SUNY Empire will be your partner as you prepare to advance your career without missing a step.
Through SUNY Empire’s Community Partnership, all New York State Elks Association scholarship recipients have access to:
- Associate and Bachelor’s degrees
- Affordable college tuition
- A flexible online learning model that fits around your busy schedule
- An accelerated path to degree completion
- College credit for previous learning
- $100 Better Together Scholarship and a waiver of the $50 orientation fee
SUNY Empire is pleased to offer all recipients of a New York State Elks Association Academic Scholarship automatic acceptance into any undergraduate level program of study at SUNY Empire State University.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must have graduated from an Accredited US High School and be a matriculated student at SUNY Empire.
- Must be a recipient of an NYSEA Academic scholarship.
- Use code ECPTRELK when submitting your undergraduate degree seeking application.
*SUNY Empire is proud to support military aligned students. Additional benefits are available for NYS Veterans and their spouses. Please contact military.programs@sunyempire.edu or call 518-587-2100, ext. 2779 for more details.
Ready for the next step? You're closer than you think.
To learn more and to get your partnership benefits code for the admissions application, contact:
Jason Lloyd
Assistant Director, Community Partnerships
Office of Enrollment Management and Marketing
Jason.Lloyd@SUNYEmpire.edu
518-587-2100 x2463
statessecretary@nyselks.org
Why Earn Your Degree at SUNY Empire?
Our students and alumni say we make earning a degree possible in many important ways.
The Power to Personalize
At SUNY Empire, there’s no cookie-cutter, off-the-shelf, everybody-does-it-the-same-way degree program. When you earn your degree here, you are part of the planning process by personalizing your degree to fit your goals and interests. This allows students to define career goals, while exploring their talents and abilities.
Earn Your Degree While You Live Your Life
More than 50% of SUNY Empire students work full or part time while they earn their degree. Take classes part time — online, onsite or both — and benefit from our student services, including online and onsite tutoring, career services and special support programs for active military members and veterans.
Give Yourself Credit
You know a lot. Maybe the knowledge you’ve gained wasn’t earned in a classroom — maybe it was by examination, professional certification or military training — but it’s all part of your learning — shortening your time to degree and saving money.
Your Own Guide
At SUNY Empire, you'll get a faculty mentor who will guide and support you from Day One to graduation. Your mentor is a trusted advisor who will help you develop your degree encourage you and give you access to the resources you need to succeed.
SUNY Affordability and Reputation
SUNY Empire is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and offers a high-quality, well-respected education. And you’ll earn your degree at a fraction of the cost of many private and for-profit institutions. A respected degree + SUNY affordability = a real return on investment.