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Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NYPublic MSCHE

Farmingdale State College (SUNY) offers two cybersecurity-related bachelor's degrees through the Department of Computer Security in its Pasternack School of Engineering Technology: a Bachelor of Science in Computer Security Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Security Systems.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

2 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Farmingdale State College

Computer Security Technology

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Farmingdale, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 121 credits
Tuition: $8,626 per academic year · In-state — Full-time undergraduate, New York State resident, tuition and fees (2026-2027 cost of attendance budget) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: ABET-accredited program
Specializations: Cryptography
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Farmingdale State College

Security Systems

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Farmingdale, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 122 credits
Tuition: $8,626 per academic year · In-state — Full-time undergraduate, New York State resident, tuition and fees (2026-2027 cost of attendance budget) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: No ABET or CAE record found
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Network Security
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1952 · next review 01/01/2029

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)

CAE designations are awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program (NSA, with CISA and partners) to an institution and its validated program of study. A designation is not accreditation and does not apply automatically to every degree.

This school does not appear in the official NCAE-C directory as of our last check. Many strong programs are not CAE-designated; it is not an eligibility requirement here.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institution

Official name
Farmingdale State College
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735-1021
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
464 of 9,541 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. farmingdale.edu/engineering/sst/welcome.shtml — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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