College Connection

School/College Pipeline

Universities, including many local state schools, have been making large investments in their own Esports program to recruit students, compete nationally, and build innovative programs. Local and national universities include examples such as:

• • • SUNY Canton

      • The first collegiate Esports team to launch in New York in 2018, SUNY Canton has recently invested in a 1,800 square-foot gaming room (https://www.canton.edu/Esports/).

      • Canton now offers a Bachelors in Esports Management (https://www.canton.edu/business/esports/).

    • Keuka College

      • Now offering an Esports management minor to “develop the skills associated with Esports operations, such as marketing, event management, broadcasting, content creation, strategic planning, and personnel management.” (https://www.keuka.edu/academics/programs/Esports-management)

    • Syracuse University

      • Joining the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC)in September Syracuse has invested in building a 36 desktop computer Esports room on their campus at the Barnes Center at The Arch. (https://ese.syr.edu/bewell/esports/)

    • SUNY Albany

      • Launched in the spring of 2019, UAlbany became a member of the ECAC and opened a new gaming arena in November (https://www.albany.edu/Esports)

    • SUNY Polytechnic

      • In December of 2019, SUNY Poly launched their Esports program and announced membership in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) to offer students a competitive alternative to more traditional collegiate sports. (https://sunypoly.edu/news/video-suny-poly-introduces-exciting-new-Esports-program-and-joins-eastern-college-athletic.html)

    • Ohio State University

      • OSU is developing an “Academic and Research Program in Esports and Game Studies” in addition to investing in creating a Esports arena with 80 gaming computers and other consoles. (https://Esports.osu.edu/academics-and-research/)

    • State University of New York (SUNY) System

      • The recently created SUNY Esports League launched it's first-ever system-wide Esports league for the socially-distant 2020-2021 season. (https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/09-2020/9-18-20-esports/suny-esports-league.html)