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{{Short description|Public college in Alfred, New York, US}}
{{Distinguish|Alfred University}}
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{{Infobox university
 | image_name             = AStatelogo.png
 | image_size             = 150
 | name                   = Alfred State College
 | former_names           = New York State School of Agriculture at [[Alfred University]] (1908–1936)<br />Alfred Agricultural and Technical Institute (1936–1941)<br />New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute (1941–1964)<br />State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred (1964–1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=College History |url=https://www.alfredstate.edu/college-history |website=alfredstate.edu |publisher=Alfred State College |access-date=25 December 2022}}</ref>
 | established            = {{start date and age|1908}}
 | motto                  = Hit the ground running...
 | type                   = [[Public college]]
 | parent                 = [[State University of New York]]
 | city                   = [[Alfred (village), New York|Alfred]]
 | state                  = New York
 | country                = United States
 | students               = 3,500<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alfred State College |url=https://www.suny.edu/campuses/alfredstate/ |website=[[The State University of New York]]}}</ref>
 | faculty                = 223
 | campus                 = Rural<br />{{convert|260|acre|km2}}
 | sports_nickname        = Pioneers
 | mascot                 = Big Blue
 | colors                 = {{color box|blue}}{{color box|gold}} Blue and Gold
 | president              = Steven Mauro
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.alfredstate.edu|alfredstate.edu}}
 | logo                   = Alfred state college logo.png
| logo_size = 200
}}

[[Image:Alfred State College Aerial.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Alfred State taken in April 2006. [[Alfred University]] is shown in the upper right and [[Alfred (village), New York|Alfred, New York]] appears to the right]]

'''Alfred State College''' ('''ASC''', '''SUNY Alfred''', '''SUNY Alfred State''') is a [[public college]] in [[Alfred (village), New York|Alfred, New York]], United States.  It is part of the [[State University of New York]] (SUNY) system. The college offers [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]] and [[Associate degree|associate]] degree programs. It is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]] and is a member of the [[Rochester Area Colleges]] consortium.

== History ==
Both [[Alfred University]] and Alfred State have their roots in an early teaching college called the Alfred Select School. The school was visionary in its equal opportunity policy. In 1908 President Boothe C. Davis of Alfred University persuaded the New York State legislature to locate the '''New York State School of Agriculture''' at the Alfred University Campus; the resulting allocation of $75,000 for three buildings, a farm, livestock, and machinery would set plans for the school in motion.

In 1937, the School of Engineering Technologies was founded by the original three academic faculty members; Al French, Bill Harrison and Herm Sickler. Four years later, the school was given junior college status and renamed the '''New York State Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred'''.

By 1948, increased enrollment was a reason for moving the school across Main Street, where it remains today.

==Schools and departments==
Alfred State offers 80 majors in the arts, applied technology, architecture and management and engineering technology. Teaching staff  are in a 17:1 ratio to students, and are generally well-educated in their field, while maintaining ties to their profession.

The college is divided into the following schools:

* The School of Arts & Sciences
* The School of Applied Technology (located at the [[Wellsville (village), New York|Wellsville]] campus)
* The School of Architecture, Management and Engineering Technology

==Facilities and construction==
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:ASC_Hunter.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The John O. Hunter Student Development Center is home to numerous faculty offices, classrooms, and campus offices.]] -->Founded with three buildings, a farm, and some livestock, Alfred State has expanded to include 13 residence halls, state-of-the-art smart classrooms, a motorsports facility, an organic farm, the Orvis Activities Center, as well as a second campus of Applied Technology located in [[Wellsville, New York]].

Pioneer Stadium accommodates soccer and football, and is surrounded by an eight-lane running track. Facilities also include a Central Dining Hall, a 150-bed townhouse complex, an Engineering Technology Building, and a Student Leadership Center.<ref name="ascslc">{{Cite web|title=Student Leadership Center &#124; Alfred State|url=https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-leadership-center|access-date=2022-03-07|website=www.alfredstate.edu}}</ref>

==Student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: SUNY College of Technology at Alfred|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?196006-SUNY-College-of-Technology-at-Alfred|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=August 15, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|69|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|13|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|45|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|55|%|2||background:black}}
|}
===Student government===
The Student Senate of Alfred State<ref>{{cite web|title=Alfred State Student Senate|url=https://pioneerlink.alfredstate.edu/organization/ssenate}}</ref> administers over half a million dollars in club and administrative funds through the Student Activity Fee. Student Senate supports, facilitates, and leads its clubs and organizations through an annual Leadership Retreat, weekly leadership seminars, and special projects. In addition to funding, Student Senate allows students of both Wellsville and Alfred main campus to participate in collaborative decision-making processes. The Student Senate General Assembly has voting rights on the board of trustees of the college, known as the College Council, through its College Council Representative. The Student Senate General Assembly also has a voice on the Faculty Senate with a non-voting member but has voting members on many committees including the Academic Affairs Committee. They also have three members on the Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Services board of directors.
===Greek life===
There are several fraternities and sororities on campus.

==Museums and galleries==
The Brent Llewellyn Art Gallery at SUNY Alfred State in [[Alfred, New York]], founded in 2010, is located in the campus Engineering Technology Building.

==Athletics==
[[File:Alfred state athletics.png|thumb|Alfred State athletics wordmark]]
[[File:USCGA vs. Alfred State College football.jpg|thumb|right|The Pioneers football team (right) lines up on defense during a 2017 game against the [[Coast Guard Bears]]]]

The Alfred State athletic teams are called the Pioneers. The college is a member of the [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), primarily competing in the [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] (AMCC) for most of its sponsored sports since the 2019–20 academic year. The Pioneers also compete as a member of the [[Eastern College Athletic Conference|Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference]], the [[Eastern Collegiate Football Conference]] (ECFC) for football, the [[State University of New York Athletic Conference]] (SUNYAC) for men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field, and the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) for wrestling. They also previously competed in the short-lived [[American Collegiate Athletic Association]] (ACAA) from 2017–18 to 2018–19; and as an [[NCAA Division III independent schools|NCAA D-III Independent]] from 2013–14 to 2016–17.

Alfred State competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://alfredstateathletics.com/ Athletics website]

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