Change in parent or guardian's financial status

The Financial Aid Office assists prospective students, current students, and their families in obtaining the necessary financial resources to attend SUNY Brockport. This includes the financial advisement of students and their families, student consumer information, processing and facilitating the financial aid application and providing sound strategies in budgeting, alternative aid sources and debt management both during and after college. The ultimate goal for the Financial Aid Office is to minimize the financial concerns of our students so that they may concentrate on and maximize their opportunities for success.

The Office of Student Accounts and Accounting is responsible for the collection and accounting of student educational charges. Staff processes and distributes federal, state, and privately funded financial aid funds, and administers an installment payment plan for students. The office is committed to ideals of service excellence and have developed internal policies and processes with the intent of enabling students to be successful academically without undue concern over finances.

The Office of Registration and Records provides distinct services to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the general public. This department oversees registration and maintains the Course Schedule. The office also processes transcripts; awards undergraduate and graduate degrees and generates diplomas and replacement diplomas; administers degree and enrollment verifications; preserves student information and academic records; and assists in the creation of Placement Folders.

The Office of Residential Life/Learning Communities supports the College's mission by developing safe, inclusive and vibrant communities that value academic excellence and enhance student development. Through collaboration and unique relationships with students, our staff provides an appropriate balance of challenge and support, community development and a purposeful residential curriculum with holistic student education at its core.

The Golden Eagle Opportunity Fund provides temporary financial assistance for immediate and current emergency situations. Emergency situations involve circumstances which are beyond the student’s control, such as a death in the family, accident, loss of property, loss of income, or unanticipated educational expenses. Students must have exhausted all other sources of funding. Funding is limited to a one-time/semester grant not to exceed $1,000. Average grants range from $200 to $500 and the funds do not have to be paid back by the recipient.

Scholarships from the Brockport Foundation recognize students for their academic excellence, co-curricular activities, and professional promise. The nearly 350 donor-created scholarships from the Brockport Foundation recognize and support students for their academic excellence, co-curricular activities, and professional promise. Annually, the Brockport Foundation awards more than $600,000 in student academic support scholarships. Check out the Scholarship Website to learn how to apply for the many scholarships available to students.