The first class, numbering 221 freshmen, entered in the Fall of 1967 at a temporary campus in the Village of Ilion.

The College's Internet Academy offers 20 degrees, three certificates and more than 150 courses, as well as support services, completely online.

Herkimer's athletic program began with five sports in 1970, under the direction of Tom LaPuma, and has grown to include 19 varsity offerings.

[3] Herkimer's men's lacrosse team had a lengthy streak of success from the late '80s through the 2000s, winning the national championship in 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003 and 2005.

At times, several players were Iroquois, believed to be the largest Native American contingent in a collegiate lacrosse team.