What's in a name?

Throughout the history of our campus, the name of the college has changed many times. The following name changes are taken from the names in the College Catalogs and Announcements held by the Archive.

Pre-1920	New York State School of Agriculture on Long Island (NYSSA)
1920	State Institute of Applied Agriculture on Long Island
1924	State Institute of Applied Agriculture
1939	State Institute of Agriculture
1946	Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute (LIATI)
1953	SUNY Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute at Farmingdale, New York
1966	Agricultural and Technical College at Farmingdale
1987	SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
1993	Farmingdale State College
2002	Farmingdale State**

**This change was made after the 2002-2003 Catalog was printed with the name Farmingdale State College.