Founded in 1971, Empire State College is one of 13 colleges of arts and sciences affiliated to the State University of New York. The College offers associate, bachelors and masters degrees in subject areas such as the arts, business, management and economics, community and human services, cultural studies, educational studies, historical studies, human development, interdisciplinary studies, labor studies, science, mathematics and technology, social theory, social structure and change. The college has 35 locations in New York state and serves 18,000 adult learners.