State University of New York at Cortland (SUNY Cortland, C-State, or Cortland State) is a public university in Cortland, New York, United States. It was founded in 1868 and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
== History ==
The State University of New York Cortland was founded in 1868 as the Cortland Normal School. Among its earliest students was inventor and industrialist Elmer A. Sperry of Sperry Rand Corp.
In 1941, by an action made by the Board of Regents, the institution became a four-year college known as the "Cortland State Teachers College," where students could earn a bachelor's degree. In 1948, Cortland was a founding member of the State University of New York. In 1961, the college was officially renamed as the State University of New York College at Cortland.
On January 1, 2023, the State University of New York changed the name of the college from State University of New York College at Cortland to the State University of New York at Cortland.
== Campus ==
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