as both academically and economically disadvantaged by the New York State Education Department.
=== Athletics ===
The Five Towns College Sound Athletic Department is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and competes as a full member of the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The college's mascot is Fader the Seagull.
The college offers men's and women's basketball, volleyball, and soccer. In 2021, it began to offer competition in esports and cross country. In 2022, the department announced that it would offer men's and women's lacrosse.
Home games are broadcast from Studio 400, the college's television lab.
=== Media ===
Five Towns College annually hosts the Long Island Media Arts Show.
Scripted video productions are produced through the college's Film/Television Center.
The college operates a broadcast transmission facility for its FCC-licensed radio station at Riverhead, NY under the call sign WFTU. The station broadcasts at 1570 AM and streams over the Internet. …
