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The Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology was founded at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, which provided the CACT with a strong foundation of education and research in the area of ceramics. It is now a world-renowned ceramics and glass science school, with the only glass science PhD program in the country. The CACT was redesignated by NYS to provide an outcomes-based approach to research. Economic impact to NYS is now built into every new research program. The focus at Alfred University's CACT is advanced ceramic materials and processing, which include electronic ceramics… high-temperature structural ceramics… photonic ceramics and glasses… bioceramics and glasses… whitewares… advanced manufacturing processes, including nanostructured processing capabilities… computer modeling and simulation… and electromagnetic processing.

SUNY Alfred State is located in the beautiful Southern Tier, 70 miles south of Rochester, and 90 miles southeast of Buffalo. The college enrolls approximately 3,600 full-time students annually. There are some 275 teaching faculty and professional staff supporting the college's more than 70 programs in agricultural, allied health, business, and engineering technologies, plus liberal arts and sciences, and 16 programs in applied technology. Popular programs include Nursing, Culinary Arts, Heavy Equipment Operations, Building Construction, HVAC, Electrical, Vet Tech., Digital Media/Animation, and many more. Project-based learning is a cornerstone of our Alfred State culture. When students work on real-world problems, they learn how to think, not what to think. As a result, Alfred State has a 99% employment and transfer rate. Being well-prepared and work-ready gives Alfred State students a significant heat start on life and in their professional careers. Our students are always prepared to Hit the Ground Running.