Below are just a few examples of what is possible thanks to the loyal and continued support of many alumni, employees and friends.
Average financial aid
award for student
demonstrating need:
$9947
award for student
demonstrating need:
$9947
College text book:
$125
$125
Wireless laptop:
$1200
$1200
More than 40 years of mentoring students and developing potential:
incalculable
incalculable
Click the arrows in the image above to see how your gifts make a difference.
Diane Archibee '05, past recipient of the Morton Bahr Scholarship
Keith Amparado ’88 demonstrates his belief that many others can succeed with the right support. He gives because he has seen Empire State College’s success in bringing opportunities to communities where residents typically lack access to higher education.
Ryan J. Smithson '12
As a scholarship recipient, Ryan is a reminder that scholarships go to real people who are trying to make a better life for themselves. Because he plans to become a teacher after he graduates, through Ryan, the Nicholas Pekearo Endowed Scholarship will touch the lives of hundreds of others.
As a scholarship recipient, Ryan is a reminder that scholarships go to real people who are trying to make a better life for themselves. Because he plans to become a teacher after he graduates, through Ryan, the Nicholas Pekearo Endowed Scholarship will touch the lives of hundreds of others.








It's huge," says Sanders. "It allowed me to take a job that doesn't pay that well, but allows me to concentrate on my studies and be exposed to a university environment.