Farmingdale State College Needs Room to Grow
“Public institutions of higher learning are at their heart intended to grow and sustain the communities they reside in. It is an investment owed not just to our youth, but to the communities to which they will return. SUNY schools across our state are the front lines of the struggle for equality, honest wages, and cohesive communities that prosper on their own merits," says Senator Brooks.
The state budget may be done, but the legislature still needs to divvy up funds for the State University of New York’s capital needs — a pie that will include about $1 billion.
A slice of that must be saved for Farmingdale State College.
Farmingdale needs $53 million for a 40,000-square-foot academic building. Without a new building, the college’s classrooms will remain packed, and there will be no room to grow. With a new building, Farmingdale could add 1,000 full- and part-time students to its enrollment of more than 10,000. The building would provide a home for key departments like applied psychology, applied economics and geographic information systems. Students in those specialties graduate with skills and knowledge local employers are seeking.