SUNY College at Plattsburgh

SUNY Plattsburgh is a fantastic school for those interested in the digital media and television/broadcast majors. The staff are incredible offering full support and guidance at almost any time. Professors were punctual with grades and were always more than happy to stay and talk after class. My second semester I was asked by my professor to be his teachers assistant (high honor). I worked hard and gave 110% on all my assignments. The thing I love the most is the community in the liberal and performing... Read More arts majors. Everybody was friendly but more importantly your teammate. Most importantly I had hands on experience working with live and recorded television within my first year which is usually not the case with others schools like PSU. Although the campus is small, there are plenty of clubs and activities to participate in; not to mention the proximity to Montreal and Burlington. I would highly recommend this campus to students in this major.

The SUNY Plattsburgh education program is a good program that challenges its students to think of education in a broad context outside of the classroom. The combined BA/MST program is that allows students to take teaching method classes within their content field and pre-teaching/ observational experiences before entering the education program. Which I believe is beneficial to students that need some insight before making a huge finical and time commitment to a teaching/ research-intensive program.... Read More

The advantages of my graduate program at SUNY Plattsburgh are invaluable. As a student in the Mental Health Counseling program, I have enjoyed learning about the field of counseling immensely at this school. Supportive peers and engaging, passionate, professors have enriched my graduate school experience and inspired me to become a better counselor.The downside to my graduate program is that I will graduate in two years. Not only has this program begun to equip me to become a vibrant professional... Read More helper but also a better person.

I feel that my college allows me the space to grow and learn. This is the first time when I feel like the faculty and I are working well together. My professors all have real world experience and know how to help me apply it to what I will be doing after graduation. I believe that I will go into the Student Affairs field with an abundance of information. At this point in my education there are no cons in my program. The professors are flexible understanding and work with you to make sure that you... Read More understand what your doing not just memorized it.

SUNY Plattsburgh's Speech-language pathology program is one of their well known graduate programs. This program is extremely small, 18-22 people per graduating class, which allows for easy communication and collaboration with professors and classmates. The professors don't let you fail. Graduate school is tough, and professors are aware of this. They recognize your efforts and will support you in any way to make sure you're competent in the subject matter and show proficiency. They gradually ease... Read More you into your clinical experiences, and provide assistance and feedback along the way. It's a lot of work, but everyone gets through it and the bonding you develop with your classmates makes the experience that much smoother.

Compared to the students that were in my cohort that chose not to be in the combined/master program, I feel that I will be more prepared when I go to student teach in the Spring of 2014. I believe that when I took the Special Education classes I learned more and therefore became more prepared for my student teaching. One con of my program is that it is constantly changing in order to comply with New York State regulations, which are in general ridiculous, and that my cohort was used as the guinea... Read More pig group in order to make the program better. The entire combined program was revamped this year, and my cohort will not reap any of the benefits that we helped the program obtain.