<p>Cand D students in our part of NYS overwhelmingly opt for community college. The CC’s in NYS (or at least in Upstate NY) are open enrollment, requiring only a high school diploma. Standardized tests are not required and a slim majority of the students in our area who choose CC also choose not to take the SAT.</p>
<p>C students do have choices beyond the CCs. These include the SUNY Colleges of Technology that accept a sizeable number of C and C+ students. Among these are Alfred State, Delhi, Canton, Cobleskill, Morrisville and Farmingdale State. SUNY Colleges that report that 20% or more of their entering freshmen had HS GPAs below 3.0 are Old Westbury (39%), Potsdam (34%), Buffalo State (33%), Purchase (32%), Plattsburgh (24%). </p>
<p>The other SUNYs are more selective but you’ll find some C/C+ students at most all of them. The only SUNY schools to report no members of their freshman class with GPAs below 2.5 are Stony Brook and Binghamton.</p>