In 2005, the State University of New York announced the nations' first online bachelor degree in electrical engineering with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
The SUNY Learning Network provided course design instruction and support from the SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) as well as learning management system hosting and support with helpdesk and application services.
[3] At its launch in 2014, Open SUNY included 10 online bachelor’s degree programs in high-demand fields.
SUNY Online pathways allow students to complete a 4-year degree or pursue grad school in stages.
Open SUNY played an important role during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when Governor Andrew Cuomo announced all State University of New York campuses would go remote for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester.