It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and offers almost 40 associate degrees and certificate programs.
[4] Orange County did not have a public college, and consequently in 1948, research began to find a suitable site.
Built by Webb Horton, the mansion was left to his cousin, John H. Morrison, upon his death.
[9] The Middletown campus offers a dental clinic,[10] fitness studios, a swimming pool, soccer and softball fields, computer and tutorial labs, child-care facilities, theatre, gymnasium, art gallery, gaming rooms and micro-markets on-campus.
[16] The college's Cultural Affairs department has a variety of exhibits, lectures, master classes, theater performances and concerts each semester which are open to the public.