Editing Binghamton, New York (section)

===Higher education===
{{See also|Binghamton metropolitan area#Colleges and universities}}

[[File:Binghamton University Downtown Campus.jpg|thumb|right|Binghamton University downtown campus]]
The city of Binghamton is home to three [[satellite campus]]es:
* The downtown campus of [[Binghamton University]] (a [[State University of New York]]), which houses the College of Community and Public Affairs.<ref>[http://www2.binghamton.edu/ccpa/about-the-college/location-and-contact.html Location and Contact] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319075303/http://www2.binghamton.edu/ccpa/about-the-college/location-and-contact.html |date=March 19, 2013 }}</ref>
* A clinical campus of [[State University of New York Upstate Medical University]], established in the city limits for third and fourth year medical students in 1979. Students spend their first two years of medical school in [[Syracuse, New York]] and then complete their training in Binghamton.
* An [[Empire State College]] location in the [[State Office Building (Binghamton, New York)|State Office Building]].
The city was home to the now-defunct Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute, which was founded in Binghamton in 1850.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ridley-Lowell moves to new Binghamton location |url=https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/ridley-lowell-moves-to-new-binghamton-location/450721757 |website=Binghamton Homepage |access-date=January 10, 2019 |date=May 9, 2016 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111060554/https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/ridley-lowell-moves-to-new-binghamton-location/450721757 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schutzman |first1=Nina |title=Ridley-Lowell closure caused by 'severe' financial, operational challenges |url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/education/2018/04/05/ridley-lowell-business-technical-institute-closure-caused-severe-financial-operational-challenges/488532002/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=The Poughkeepsie Journal |date=April 5, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111060359/https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/education/2018/04/05/ridley-lowell-business-technical-institute-closure-caused-severe-financial-operational-challenges/488532002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The suburb of [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]] is home to the main campus of [[Binghamton University]]. The university, one of four university centers in the [[State University of New York|SUNY]] system, has approximately 15,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.binghamton.edu/about/index.html |title=About Binghamton University |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304153947/https://www.binghamton.edu/about/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Binghamton University is a selective<ref name="kiplingerValue">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/pubcollege.php?sortby=INRANK04&orderby=flip&states%5B%5D=NY&myschool%5B%5D=none&outputby=table |title=Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113232505/http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/pubcollege.php?sortby=INRANK04&orderby=flip&states%5B%5D=NY&myschool%5B%5D=none&outputby=table |url-status=live }}</ref> top-ranking public university,<ref name="usnews.com">[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php "America's Best Colleges 2006: National Universities: Top Schools"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202235549/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php/ |date=February 2, 2007 }}, ''U.S. News & World Report'', accessed August 8, 2006</ref> and is considered to be a [[Public Ivy]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Greene |first=Howard |author2=Greene, Matthew W. |title=The Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence |publisher=Cliff Street Books |location=New York, NY |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-060-95362-1}}</ref> It also has a large research presence, including a New York State Center of Excellence for small-scale [[systems integration]]. While the campus is in Vestal, many students who live off-campus find housing in the [[West Side, Binghamton|West Side]]. There has also been a recent push for student housing downtown to help revitalize the business district.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130828031730/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120630/NEWS01/110020059 Downtown Binghamton student housing projects slated to open this summer]</ref> In addition to its downtown campus, the university operates the Southern Tier High Technology [[Business incubator|Incubator]] in the city,<ref name="incubator" /> and it is restoring the [[New York State Inebriate Asylum]] on the East Side for future use.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinclair |first1=Carla |title=Binghamton University takes custody of the 'Castle' – Pipe Dream |url=https://www.bupipedream.com/news/53135/binghamton-university-takes-custody-of-the-castle/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=Pipe Dream |date=April 17, 2015 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055103/https://www.bupipedream.com/news/53135/binghamton-university-takes-custody-of-the-castle/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[SUNY Broome Community College|SUNY Broome]] (formerly Broome Community College) is just north of the city in [[Dickinson, Broome County, New York|Dickinson]]. A two-year SUNY college, the school has 6,000 commuter students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sunybroome.edu/web/www/facts |title=Fast Facts: Broome Community College Enrollment Statistics |year=2012 |publisher=Broome Community College |location=[[Dickinson, Broome County, New York|Dickinson, New York]] |access-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-date=May 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508030524/http://www.sunybroome.edu/web/www/facts |url-status=live }}</ref> Formerly specializing in technical education, SUNY Broome started in downtown Binghamton and stood at the Washington Street Armory until a fire in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/armories/BinghamtonWashingtonStreet.htm |title=Binghamton Washington Street Armory |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126051213/https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/armories/BinghamtonWashingtonStreet.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The college built the Student Village residence hall on campus in 2014 to attract residential students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunybroome.edu/web/on-campus-housing |title=On-Campus Housing |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222070014/http://www.sunybroome.edu/web/on-campus-housing |url-status=live }}</ref> SUNY Broome also offers courses at several off-campus locations, two of which are in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Off-Campus Courses |url=http://www3.sunybroome.edu/offcampus/ |website=SUNY Broome Community College |access-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110234932/http://www3.sunybroome.edu/offcampus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The college is renovating the former [[Carnegie Library]] into the SUNY Broome Culinary & Event Center, which will house its hospitality programs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tomlibous.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7B9C7109B7-9774-4EF7-A267-884D40841021%7D&DE=%7B4781812F-2874-44FC-B0F0-230375EB1B4B%7D |title=BCC President Briefs Senator On Exciting Plans |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220121549/http://www.tomlibous.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7B9C7109B7-9774-4EF7-A267-884D40841021%7D&DE=%7B4781812F-2874-44FC-B0F0-230375EB1B4B%7D |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nyrej.com/64048 |title=Greater Binghamton's most innovative economy; Location, technology, and quality of life |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919235313/https://nyrej.com/64048 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Davis College (Binghamton, New York)|Davis College]] (formerly Practical Bible College), a [[Bible college]], is in nearby [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]]. The Elmira Business Institute also has a Vestal campus.