State University of New York Oneonta

State University of New York College at Oneonta

Motto	Founded in Honor and Good Faith
Type	Public
Established	1889
Parent institution	State University of New York
Endowment	$30.9 million
Undergraduates	5,836 undergraduate students
Location	Oneonta, New York, USA
Campus	Rural, 250 acres
Athletics	NCAA Division III
Nickname	Red Dragons
Website	http://www.oneonta.edu

The State University of New York College at Oneonta (more commonly known as SUNY Oneonta, and also called Oneonta State, SUCO, and O-State) is a four-year liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York, United States, with approximately 6,100 students. The college offers a wide variety of bachelor's degree programs and a number of graduate degrees. Many academic programs at SUNY Oneonta hold national accreditations, including programs in Business Economics, Education, Music Industry, Human Ecology and Theatre. SUNY Oneonta is ranked No. 12 on the 2017 U.S. News and World Report list of "" Best Public Colleges in the North" and was named to the Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine list of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 10 years running; In 2011, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching conferred upon SUNY Oneonta its Community Engagement Classification "in recognition of the college's civic partnerships and successful efforts to integrate service activities into its curriculum."

SUNY Oneonta was established in 1889 as the Oneonta Normal School, as part of founding normal schools across the state to train teachers and expand public education. It was located in a building nicknamed "Old Main" at the top of Maple Street in the city of Oneonta. The school's first principal was James M. Milne, for whom the college's current library is named. For nearly 40 years, Old Main was the only building on campus, until 1933 when Bugbee School was built. Named after Percy I. Bugbee, the second principal of the Oneonta Normal School, Bugbee School provided an on-campus training facility for the student teachers attending the normal school.

In 1948, the college became a founding member of the State University of New York system, and the Oneonta Normal School was officially renamed the State University College of Education in 1951. Royal F. Netzer was the college's president from 1951–1970, presiding over a period of tremendous growth. The three joined buildings known as the Morris Conference Complex were the first ones erected on the current campus. The cornerstone of the current building was laid in 1950, with one wing being completed in February 1951 and the other in September 1951. The two wings, Bacon and Denison Halls, were originally used as dormitories, which were much needed on the rapidly expanding campus.

In 1952, the Faculty-Student Association Inc.(forerunner of today's Oneonta Auxiliary Services) purchased a 63-acre farm about four miles north of the college. This was the site for development of today's 272-acre College Camp, which provides educational, recreational and social opportunities for the college community.