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SUNY Sullivan says enrollment up, outlines student supports and adult-learner programs
Summary
SUNY Sullivan told the committee it expects to present a budget on Aug. 21, reported preliminary enrollment gains compared with last year, and described new supports including expanded emergency aid, a staffed food pantry position, after-hours counseling (BetterMind), and SUNY Reconnect funding for adult learners.
A SUNY Sullivan representative told the Government Services committee the college will return to present its budget on Aug. 21 and said conversations with SUNY Finance have been positive despite an audit taking longer than expected. The speaker said fall semester begins Aug. 25 and that, as of a recent internal count, enrollment was up by about 53 students compared with the same point last year, but the figure is not final.
"We're feeling pretty good about that," the college representative said. The college also described several student supports and state-funded programs: increased emergency aid for students, a planned food pantry staff position linked to the culinary program, an after-hours counseling contract with a vendor called BetterMind, and recruitment funding under SUNY Reconnect targeted to adults aged 25'55 in high-demand programs. The college said nursing and allied-health cohorts will expand (the speaker said five cohorts and roughly 100 nursing students are expected by spring 2026) and that the institution will add a navigator and marketing to boost adult-learner enrollment.
Committee members requested the college provide a budget breakdown at its next presentation showing how many students come from out of town versus the local Promise area. College staff said they would supply that data when they return on Aug. 21.
