SUNY Reconnect
Earn an associate degree — for free.
As New York leads the way with emerging industries such as health care, the semiconductor industry and advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, IT and AI, education and green jobs, we are committed to ensuring you have the degree you need to fill these well-paying, high-demand careers.
SUNY Reconnect makes earning an associate degree in a high-demand field free for adults between the ages of 25 and 55 with no college degree.
At SUNY Adirondack, you can earn a degree in:
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Flexible scheduling
We offer classes online, in person in Queensbury and Wilton, and in a "high-flex" format so you choose how you learn.
Support systems
Our dedicated advisors help you every step of the way, until the day you walk across the stage at commencement.
Experience counts
We know not every lesson is learned in the classroom, so we offer advanced standing, granting credit for classes, work and military experience, and exams.
Alumni highlights
Throughout the Spring 2025 edition of Community Roots, you will read about alumni who work in high-need fields. Each of their careers was built at SUNY Adirondack. Today, state investment through SUNY Reconnect offers those ages 25 to 55 an opportunity to pursue a degree in fields in dire need.
High-need career fields
Reconnect prepares you for a job in thriving industries. We help you get career ready, so you can find — and get — the job you want.
Computer Science
Combine your new thought processes with our state-of-the-art technology and learn problem-solving solutions.
Criminal Justice: Substance Abuse Services
Students gain new perspectives in psychology, sociology and substance abuse, against a backdrop of the criminal justice system.
Engineering Science
Learn to build structures and improve processes to shape progress.
IT: Cybersecurity
Study a high-demand specialty, identifying and counteracting network vulnerabilities and threats.
Mechatronics
Prepare for the manufacturing industry with an education focused on electricity, mechanical systems and robotics.
Adult education
I had to rediscover myself, reinvent myself and figure out education. I got my footing at SUNY Adirondack. I just immersed myself and really appreciated education for the first time."