<p>Taxguy,
I saw you make reference to Alfred being part of SUNY. Actually Alfred University is a private school ( the one known for its great art program). There is an Alfred that is part of Suny but it is generally a two year agriculture school. I know because when my D applied to art schools she applied to Alfred on the SUNY common application only to find out she applied to the wrong school.</p>
<p>Interesting, thanks. I always thought of it as SUNY Alfred. I won't make that mistake again.</p>
<p>Although it's true that Alfred isn't part of SUNY, some of its programs, including Visual Arts, receive state support that allows them to charge less than the rest of the university. I think the tuition in those programs is around $11,000 for in-state students. That's about twice as high as SUNY tuition, but it's not bad.</p>
<p>From the Alfred website:</p>
<p>"SUNY Partnership
History</p>
<p>The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University was established April 11, 1900 as The New York State School of Clay-working and Ceramics at Alfred University. When legislation was enacted creating the State University of New York (1948), the College became one of what are now five statutory units of the SUNY enterprise, continuing to be operated by Alfred University on behalf of the SUNY Board of Trustees. As a state-supported unit of Alfred University, students, faculty and staff gain the benefits of both a high quality, small university environment and a high quality public higher education system. </p>
<p>Programs and Schools</p>
<p>The New York State College of Ceramics is comprised of: the School of Art & Design, four programs within the School of Engineering (Ceramic Engineering, Glass Engineering Science, Materials Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Materials Engineering Science), and the S.R. Scholes Library." </p>
<p>The tuition rate for these programs is reduced for in-state and out-of-state students though it is somewhat higher for out-of-state. There is a small SUNY school in Alfred (the town) that has no connection to Alfred University.</p>
<p>Alfred University (alfred.edu) vs. Alfred State College (alfredstate.edu).</p>