<p>title is the question. looking for a good bio program in SUNY area, lower tuition, etc. thanks! :]</p>
<p>stony brook is good. binghamton and buffalo also come to mind</p>
<p>Biology/Environmental Science at SUNY Plattsburgh.</p>
<p>Any specific interest? SUNY Stony Brook is great for marine biology.</p>
<p>SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse
Cornell School of Agriculture and Life Sciences</p>
<p>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (part of the school of human ecology) one of the land grant colleges at Cornell </p>
<p>SUNY ESF is one that I forgot. It's located on the Syracuse University campus and you'll be able to room in SU dorms if you want, plus you have access to all of SU's libraries and other resources. </p>
<p>Cornell is the best, but not a SUNY so the price is higher.</p>
<p>If you are interested in Zoology, Oswego has one of the only Zoo programs in the state. Additionally, you can do a joint degree with Oswego/Sante Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida.</p>
<p>Actually, Cornell's land grant schools (ILR, Human Ecology and college of Agriculture and life sciences ) are listed as part of the SUNY system and tuition is discounted for NYS residents.</p>
<p>Tuition for 2005-2006 is $17,367 for New York State residents and $30,476 for nonresidents.</p>
<p>cost for nys schools at cornell is significantly less than other parts of cornell (<a href="http://finaid.cornell.edu/Shared/Costs.htm%5B/url%5D">http://finaid.cornell.edu/Shared/Costs.htm</a>) , but is still more expensive than regular SUNYS - which is less than $4500 for instate, and just over $10,000 for out of state.
<a href="http://www.suny.edu/Student/paying_tuition.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.suny.edu/Student/paying_tuition.cfm</a></p>
<p>Stony Brook or Human Ecology/Life Sciences at Cornell</p>
<p>yes, SUNY lists them in their catalog, but they are not SUNY schools. This has been discussed numerous times on the Cornell board. Being a NY State resident will give you discounted tuition, but that's it. It's still four times the price compared to a SUNY school. Cornell allows SUNY to stick the schools in their catalog in exchange for millions and millions of dollars in research funds. </p>
<p>to refresh:</p>
<p>"In American higher education, particular to the state of New York, a statutory college or contract college is a college or school that is a component of an independent, private university that has been designated by the state legislature to receive significant public funding from the state. The statutory college is operated by the university on behalf of the state, with the mission of serving specific educational needs of the state. New York's statutory colleges are administratively affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY) system, and receive funding from SUNY's operating budget; however, SUNY ultimately has little control over these colleges admission standards, standards for completion of degrees and which academic programs are offered are determined by the statutory college's private institution"</p>
<p>"An analogy would be a private, nonprofit health agency which, under contract with a government, regularly receives government money to operate a research institute; the whole private, nonprofit agency (including the research institute) still remains a private, nonprofit entity. New York State's Education Law also states that the statutory colleges are not "state agencies." The fact that each of the statutory colleges contains "New York State" in their official names has not legally and technically altered this private nature of the statutory colleges."</p>
<p>Hi Unbelievable,</p>
<p>I understand what you are saying about the cost differential between the land grant schools at Cornell vs. the other SUNYs. </p>
<p>This is raises the important issue of OP sitting down with his/her parents and running the numbers through a financial aid calculator (use the one on the college board). </p>
<p>Unless, OP's parents have income/assets that places him in the bracket that he is going to be paying full freight regardless of what school he attends, the colleges a Cornell could be a less expensive option. </p>
<p>Where the SUNYs use the federatl methodology to calculate FA (most times fafsa only) Cornell does use an institutional methodology and gives need based FA. </p>
<p>If OP is HEOP eligible, they will go pretty much free no matter which school. If low income, pell eligible, the cost are going to be pretty close no matter which school with Cornell most likely giving less aid in the form of loans (which is the bulk of the FA given at the SUNYs).</p>
<p>If students family has an EFC that is similar using either methodology and making them full payers at any mot of the SUNYs schools, the cost could still end up being comprable because Cornell will meets demonstrated need. Yes, s/he will have loans going to Cornell, but depending on their FA situation s/he could have larger loans at the other SUNY schools.</p>
<p>stony brook definitely</p>