New York State College of Ceramics


The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in Alfred, New York, United States is a statutory college of the State University of New York. There are a total of 616 students, including 536 undergraduates and 80 graduates.

History

The college was founded by an Act, signed into law on April 11, 1900 by Governor Theodore Roosevelt, per Chapter 383 of the Session Laws of New York, 1900 establishing the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics.
Charles Fergus Binns, a British ceramist, served as the first Director of the school, after completing a career at Royal Worcester Porcelain Works. In 1932 it was renamed as the New York State College of Ceramics with two departments, General Technology and Engineering and Applied Art. The College is presently composed of the School of Art and Design, the Inamori School of Engineering and the Samuel R. Scholes Library.
The Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University offers programs in ceramics, glass, biomaterials, and materials science engineering. In addition, the programs in mechanical engineering and renewable energy engineering are offered through Alfred University, the private institution the NYSCC is affiliated with. The School of Engineering is one of only two institutions in the U.S. that offers a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering, and the only institution in the U.S. that offers degrees in glass science.

Notable alumni