Staten Island College

The City University of New York
College of Staten Island

College of Staten Island Seal
Motto	Opportunity and Challenge
Type	Public
Established	1956
President	William J. Fritz, PhD.
Provost	Gary Reichard, PhD
Academic staff	1,239 (Fall 2015)
Administrative staff	1,138 (Fall 2015)
Students	13,798 (Fall 2015)
Location	Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Campus	CSI Willowbrook CSI Merrill CSI St. George
Colors	Dolphin Blue & Gray
Affiliations	City University of New York
Mascot	Dolphin
Website	www.csi.cuny.edu

The College of Staten Island (CSI) is a public college in Staten Island, New York. It is one of the 11 four-year senior colleges within the City University of New York system. Programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional studies lead to bachelor's and associate degrees. The master's degree is awarded in 13 professional and liberal arts and sciences fields of study. The college participates in doctoral programs of The Graduate Center, CUNY in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Nursing, Physics, and Psychology.

The College of Staten Island traces its beginnings to the founding of Staten Island Community College (SICC) in 1956. SICC merged with Richmond College (opened in 1965) in 1976 to form the College of Staten Island. Richmond College had been threatened with closure because of New York City's financial crisis, while the older school, because of its status as a community college, received state support. The merger was particularly logical since the community college offered two-year degrees, while Richmond College was an "upper divisional" college (the third in the nation) that offered degrees to those in their third and fourth years of schooling.

The College of Staten Island has been located on the grounds of the former Willowbrook State School since 1993. It is the largest campus, in terms of physical size, in New York City. Before the relocation to Willowbrook, the College had a split campus, located at the former Staten Island Community College (in Sunnyside, on Todt Hill; the campus now houses the Michael J. Petrides School) and Richmond College (in St. George).