Cortland State University
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| Motto | Seize the Moment, Feel the Momentum |
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| Established | 1868 |
| Endowment | $11.7 million |
| President | Dr. Erik Bitterbaum |
| Provost | Dr. Mark Prus |
| Students | 7,110 |
| Undergraduates | 6400 |
| Postgraduates | 710 |
| Location | Cortland, New York, United States |
| Campus | 211 acres (0.85 km2) |
| Colors | red and white |
| Nickname | Red Dragons |
| Mascot | Blaze |
| Website | www.cortland.edu |
The State University of New York College at Cortland, also officially called SUNY Cortland or informally known as Cortland State, is a coeducational college located in Cortland, New York, United States. In each of the four years to 2010, SUNY Cortland was named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and ranked by Kiplinger's among its 100 Best Values Among Public College and Universities.
The State University of New York College at Cortland was founded in 1868 as the Cortland Normal School, which included among its earliest students inventor and industrialist Elmer A. Sperry of Sperry Rand Corp.
Over time, the campus continually grew, and in 1941, by an act of legislature and the Board of Regents, the institution officially became a four-year college providing courses leading to the bachelor's degree and soon was widely acknowledged as Cortland State Teachers College. In 1948, Cortland was a founding member of the State University of New York.
Cortland is located off of Interstate 81, between Syracuse and Binghamton. The college's main campus covers 191 acres (773,000 m²) and includes 30 traditional and modern buildings. Fourteen of these structures are residence halls providing on-campus housing for approximately 3,000 students. SUNY Cortland also operates its Outdoor Education Center at Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks, the Hoxie Gorge Nature Preserve outside Cortland, and the Brauer Education Center on the Helderberg Escarpment near Albany.
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