Many of New York’s industries are supported by the region’s extensive system of vocational training programs, community colleges and universities. The map shows the major manufacturing and service industries operating throughout New York as well as the significant educational hubs which support these industries. See below for a description of New York State educational programs designed to keep the state on the cutting edge of
your industry.

New York State’s Centers of Excellence
New York State’s Center’s of Excellence Program supports major upgrades of research facilities and other high technology and biotechnology capital projects, allowing colleges, universities and research institutions to secure research funding that will lead to new job creation. In total, these initiatives are expected to leverage new private sector and other contributions of more than $1 billion.

Center of Excellence Programs	University
Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology	Alfred University
Center for Ultrafast Photonic Materials and Applications	City University of New York
Center for Advanced Materials Processing	Clarkson University
Center for Advanced Information Management	Columbia University
Center for Biotechnology	Cornell University
Center for Advanced Technology in Digital Multimedia	New York University
Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications	Polytechnic Institute
Center for Automation Technologies	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Integrated Electronics Engineering Center	Binghamton University
Center for Biotechnology	Stony Brook University
CAT in Sensor Systems	Stony Brook University
Center for Computer Applications  and Software Engineering	Syracuse University
Center for Advanced Thin Film Technology	University at Albany
Center for Advanced Biomedical  and Bioengineering Technologies	University at Buffalo
CAT in Electronic Imaging Systems	University of Rochester /  Rochester Institute of Technology