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Military Friendly

Veterans, Military, and Families

As one of the premier military friendly Colleges in New York State, SUNY Canton offers many excellent opportunities for soldiers, veterans, and their families.

Military personnel are attracted to the College’s career-driven bachelor’s or associate degrees.

Honors and Awards

SUNY Canton’s programs are offered in a variety of flexible formats to accommodate almost anyone’s schedule, including online courses through SUNY Canton OnLine. Military personnel have enrolled from all over the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Benefits for Military & Veteran Students
• Military App Fee Waiver Request

Academic Credit for Military Experience and Prior Education

• Service members may be eligible to receive college credits for military learning experiences based on an approved list of course equivalencies from the American Council on Education.
• In order to have your military transcripts evaluated, please utilize the JOINT SERVICE TRANSCRIPT (Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps & Navy) or CCAF Transcript (Air Force) and have your transcripts sent to the SUNY Canton Admissions office.

Other possibilities include:

• Prior college credit transfer equivalencies
• CLEP and credit by SUNY Canton Proficiency Exams
• Prior Learning/Life Experience Credit

For more information regarding life experience credit, please contact SUNY Canton Office of Admissions at 315-386-7123.

Veterans Association

The Veterans Association aims to assist veterans in any way possible both on campus and in the local community. This group is open to veterans from all generations and branches of service and is open to community members. For more information, contact Patrick Massaro, massarop@canton.edu.

Military Programs

Concurrent Admissions Program (CON AP)

The Concurrent Admissions Program (ConAP) is a partnership between the Army Recruiting Command and over 1,900 participating colleges to mutually advance the goals of lifelong learning and post-secondary education for Future Soldiers. Concurrent with their enlistment in the Army, new soldiers are encouraged to apply for admission to SUNY Canton. Upon meeting satisfactory criteria for full or provisional admission, the soldier will be allowed to defer admission until completion of military service.

After completing a two-, three-, or four-year enlistment, the new veteran will be encouraged to enroll at SUNY Canton. This program also applies to soldiers enlisting in the Army Reserve.

Those interested in the CON AP program are encouraged to contact the SUNY Canton Director of Military Connected Benefits and Recruitment.

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Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at Clarkson University, Potsdam, is offered to SUNY Canton students who can enroll through a cross registration agreement. This program allows students to accomplish their military officer training while concurrently satisfying undergraduate requirements, resulting in a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force or United States Space Force upon graduation. Any student who has a minimum of three years left towards their baccalaureate degree, is of good moral character, is a U.S. citizen, and meets academic and physical requirements is eligible to participate with no obligation until their junior year, or if on scholarship, their sophomore year. Students who wish to take aerospace studies classes without a military service commitment are welcome to do so in a "non-cadet" status. Any student may enroll in aerospace studies courses in the same manner as other college courses. For more information, call 315-268-7989 or visit the Clarkson Air Force ROTC website.

Learn more about AFROTC

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Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC)

The Clarkson University Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) is available to SUNY Canton students through cross-registration and teaches military subjects, leadership skills and physical fitness. The goal of the department is to develop individual leadership and managerial ability while preparing young adults to become leaders in the U.S. Army. Along with classroom instruction, weekly hands on training and morning workouts the program also offer many extracurricular opportunities like intramural sports, community service, and color guard. Qualified students have an opportunity to attend Army training such as Army Airborne School, Air Assault School and Army internships. AROTC allows students maximum flexibility to include ROTC in their various course of study.

Learn more about Army ROTC

 

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SUNY Canton does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, disability, or age in its education programs, services, and activities, including employment policies and practices. The following people have been designated to handle all inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:

Affirmative Action, Equity, and Compliance Coordinator/Director of Human Resources
Joann Ellis
315-386-7325
hr@canton.edu

Title VI Coordinator
Lashawanda Ingram
315-386-7128
title6@canton.edu

Title IX Coordinator
Kaelee Shrewsberry
315-386-7050
title9@canton.edu

ADA/Section 504 Officer
Derrick Gidden
315-386-7392
ADA@canton.edu

All students, interns and College's employees are the purview of Civil Rights Compliance Officers.

The College offers a variety of career and technical education programs. For descriptions of programs and admissions criteria, visit Admissions.

• Civil Rights Discrimination Resources

SUNY Canton does not provide any commission, bonus, or other incentive payments based directly or indirectly on securing enrollments, or federal financial aid (including Tuition Assistance funds) to any of its employees, vendors or agents who are engaged in any student recruiting, admission activities, or who make decisions regarding the award of student financial assistance.

SUNY Canton refrains from using high-pressure recruitment tactics, such as making multiple (three or more) unsolicited contacts with prospective students, including contacts by phone, email, or in-person, and does not engage in same-day recruitment and registration for the purpose of securing Service member enrollments.