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Professor Deborah S. Molnar, Ph.D., who teaches in the SUNY Canton Physical Therapist Assistant program, stands at the podium to begin the college’s 117th Commencement Ceremony.

SUNY Canton Celebrates Class of 2025 at Commencement Ceremony

SUNY Canton held its 117th Commencement Ceremony for approximately 800 members of the class of 2025 Saturday, May 10. SUNY Canton College Council Chair Ronald M. O'Neill, class of 1963, opened the ceremony by congratulating the graduates and asking fo...

May 10, 2025, 2:38pm EDT

SUNY Canton students work with one of the SimMan computer-controlled mannikins in the Wicks Hall simulation hospital. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that will receive $8 million to create a new SUNY Regional Nursing Simulation Center with expanded enrollments and new high-tech learning opportunities for students.

Gov. Hochul Announces $8 Million for SUNY Canton Nursing Simulation Center

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that SUNY Canton will receive funding to establish a SUNY Regional Nursing Simulation Center. "By investing in nurses of the future, we're investing in the talent of aspiring professionals across ...

May 2, 2025, 3:08pm EDT

Pictured (l to r) are SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr., Sonia Wilson, a Healthcare Management major from Patchogue, and SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran at the recent Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence ceremony in Albany.

SUNY Canton Students Earn SUNY Chancellor's Awards

Two SUNY Canton graduating seniors have received SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence (CASE). Sarah Balcom, a Health and Fitness Promotion major and two-sport athlete from Lacona and Sonia Wilson, an online Healthcare Management major from ...

May 1, 2025, 2:23pm EDT

North Country native Robert Haller will speak at SUNY Canton Wednesday, April 30 as part of the college's Living Writers Series.

SUNY Canton Living Writers Series to Feature Local Writer Robert Haller

An author whose first novel is set in upstate New York will be the guest speaker at SUNY Canton's spring Living Writers Series event. Writer Robert Haller will read from his debut novel, "Another Life," at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 in Payson Hall,...

Apr 24, 2025, 10:54am EDT

SUNY Canton to Offer Clean Energy Workforce Trainings and STEM Summer Day Camps

SUNY Canton's Center for Workforce, Community & Industry Partnerships is collaborating with the Adirondack North Country Association to offer several no-cost clean energy-related trainings and reduced-cost STEM summer day camps. Supported by a NYSERDA...

Apr 23, 2025, 10:44am EDT

George H. Staats, a SUNY Canton Mechanical Engineering Technology major from Essex, assembles the college’s steel bridge for aesthetics judging at the American Institute of Steel Construction Upstate New York – Canada Regional competition held at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

SUNY Canton Engineering Technology Students Take Third in Bridge Competition

The SUNY Canton American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter's Steel Bridge Team earned an impressive third place overall at the 2025 American Institute of Steel Construction Regional Student Steel Bridge Competition, held recently at the...

Apr 22, 2025, 8:00am EDT

Game Designer – SUNY Canton Game Design and Development major Jonathan T. Zimmermann of Canton sits with dual monitors displaying portions of “Fragments of Arundos” in SUNY Canton’s Digital Studio. Zimmermann led a team of students in the creation of the college’s first multiplayer game.

SUNY Canton Game Design Students Unveil Multiplayer Video Game

A group of SUNY Canton Game Design and Development students showcased their multiplayer video game during the college's Scholarly Activities Celebration, held on Wednesday, April 16. Led by Jonathan T. Zimmermann, a 32-year-old non-traditional stude...

Apr 21, 2025, 11:53am EDT

Dylan J. Munk of Dexter and Harold S. Bush of South Colton analyze a heat pump in SUNY Canton’s Harry E. King Air Conditioning Engineering Technology laboratory in Nevaldine Hall.

SUNY Canton HVAC Program Among Best in New York

SUNY Canton's HVAC Trades program was named among the best of its kind in New York. SkillCat, an online simulation-based training and certification company, recently announced that the SUNY Canton program had placed 3rd out of 13 similar programs acr...

Apr 17, 2025, 9:40am EDT

Former CIA Chief Human Capital Officer and author Mike Mears will speak at SUNY Canton Tuesday, April 29.

SUNY Canton School of Business and Liberal Arts to Host Former CIA HR Chief

The SUNY Canton School of Business and Liberal Arts will host author and retired CIA chief human capital officer Mike Mears as part of the school's speaker series. Mears will speak at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 in the Richard W. Miller Campus Center...

Apr 16, 2025, 3:04pm EDT

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Barry W. Walch is the namesake for this year's SUNY Canton Honors Convocation. The event will be held at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, in the Roos House Convocation, Athletic and Recreation Center.

Retired Funeral Services Professor Recognized at SUNY Canton Honors Convocation

An educator who helped advance the Mortuary Science associate degree and helped develop the Funeral Services Administration bachelor's degree program is being recognized at SUNY Canton's Honors Convocation. "Professor Emeritus Barry W. Walch has been...

Apr 4, 2025, 11:47am EDT

About SUNY Canton

As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, management, and healthcare fields. It is home to the Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.