Academics
The College at Brockport is 鈥渁 school that specializes in producing nurses, PE teachers, and other teachers,鈥 but is still able to 鈥渁ccommodate students with a wide variety of interests.鈥 The school 鈥渉as a unique atmosphere (especially in the Delta College Program [an interdisciplinary learning community]) in which students are able to come out of their comfort zone and blend with new people.鈥 鈥淭he professors are diverse,鈥 says one student. 鈥淪ome are excellent teachers, others are simply extremely intelligent individuals. Most or all of them seem concerned students take something valuable away from their classes.鈥 Still, 鈥渆veryone has the occasional bad professor.鈥 Students like that 鈥渃lass sizes are small for the most part鈥 and the school offers 鈥渁 great study-abroad program.鈥 鈥淭he administration that has recently come into place at Brockport is clearly trying to change the school for the better,鈥 notes one student. 鈥淚t has put academics first and has aggressively lobbied for, and raised, money to expand programs and encourage positive intellectual growth within the college.鈥 Students also appreciate that the president is so visible and involved with the student body. 鈥淵ou will see him around campus a lot, at basketball and football games, and basically anywhere.鈥 All in all, Brockport seems a 鈥済ood education for a good price!鈥
Student Body
While some think 鈥渢he typical student here is your white, upstate, and western New York jock,鈥 others see a bit more diversity. 鈥淭he student body varies from super athletic to super academic,鈥 notes one student. Still, most agree that the typical student here is 鈥渕iddle-class,鈥 鈥淐hristian,鈥 鈥渁nd pretty moderate politically.鈥 And there is no question there are 鈥渁 lot of physical education majors as well as nursing majors.鈥 One tool for categorizing these students might be the city/suburbs/rural divide. For example, 鈥渟ome people come from small towns and have that small-town something about them. Others come from Long Island, so they are opposite.鈥 While there are few atypical students, those who are 鈥渃an fit in with other people with whom they identify.鈥 A student explains, 鈥淚t can be difficult to find the right crowd for you at first, especially at a smaller school like Brockport, but once you find it, you鈥檙e golden.鈥
Campus Life
Hometown Brockport, N.Y., is 鈥渁 relatively small town鈥 with an 鈥渋nviting鈥 community. 鈥淔or entertainment students hang out in the dorms like other colleges, but also peruse the shops, restaurants, and bars of Brockport鈥檚 quaint and thriving downtown. There is a regular bus schedule that makes rounds to the many malls, museums, cultural events, and landmarks of the Rochester, N.Y. area.鈥 鈥淚n the village there is a movie theater鈥 that offers 鈥$1 current midnight movies on Fridays,鈥 and also a bowling alley, where students enjoy 鈥$1 bowling on Tuesdays and Thursdays.鈥 鈥淪ports and fitness are very important here,鈥 and students are keen to both support and participate in them. 鈥淔or the weekends drinking is pretty popular here,鈥 says one student. As 鈥渢he school has become more academically focused during the last decade,鈥 鈥渋nternships, studying abroad, and other academic experiences are becoming more popular.鈥 One on-campus perk several students cite is 鈥渢he food is rated number one in all of SUNY schools for the past few years.鈥
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