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SUNY Reconnect

More than 4 million adults in New York don't have a college degree. You don't have to be one of them.
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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Attend an information session to see if Reconnect is a good fit for you.

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Graduates walk into the 2023 Commencement ceremony at Cool Insuring Arena.

Flexible scheduling

We offer classes online, in person in Queensbury and Wilton, and in a "high-flex" format so you choose how you learn.

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Support systems

Our dedicated advisors help you every step of the way, until the day you walk across the stage at commencement.

Students undergo PCA training

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.

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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.

Afeina France, a nurse and SUNY Adirondack alumna, stands outside Saratoga Hospital

Ready to upgrade your career?

Programs included in Reconnect are in areas deemed in high demand by the New York State Department of Labor. At SUNY Adirondack, they include:

Adult education

SUNY Adirondack Class of 2003 alum Nathan Pallace presents about his career as a medical photographer in the Visual Arts Gallery
Quotation

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."

Nathan Pallace Medical photographer for the Mayo Clinic in Arizona 2003