A Report on the Economic Impact of CUNY - The College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island

The Discovery Center, established in 1987, maintains working partnerships with several area high schools in the sciences, using discovery-based teaching methods. Significantly improving student performance on Regents exams, the Center encourages students to follow career paths in the sciences.

In its first year of operation the CSI Center for the Arts established a major cultural presence in the borough, reaching $1.1 million in sales. At an average ticket cost of $15 ($5 for children's programs), it is estimated that Staten Islanders who might otherwise travel to Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey for their entertainment saved $8 million.

Tech-Prep, established in 1991, is aimed at improving low graduation rates from two-year technology programs and the rate of transfer to four-year programs. Promising but vulnerable students still in high school get laboratory classes and on-site apprenticeships. Tech-Prep has been effective in improving performance on CUNY skills tests and drawing students into CSI technology programs.

The CSI Accounting/Bookkeeping program, under the Economic Dislocated Workers Adjustment Act, in the last four years has retrained or enhanced existing skills of more than 200 downsized or dislocated workers, placing 170 in new jobs.

The Edge Skills Training program for AFDC recipients, begun in 1993, has graduated more than 200 students; 90% found employment, and 80% were still employed a year later.

Disseminating electronic technology and expertise, Goals 2000 is a collaboration with Community School District 31 offering hands-on workshops on educational software and World Wide Web resources to public school teachers.

Photo of Tottenville High School students isolating specimans as part of the College of Staten Island's Tech-Prep program. Tottenville High School students isolating specimans as part of the College of Staten Island's Tech-Prep program.

Photo of a male student playing saxophone.

Photo of a female medical student with a patient.

The CUNY Consortium for Economic Growth

Contents of "Investing in New York's Future: The CUNY Portfolio"

The City University of New York

The Discovery Center, established in 1987, maintains working partnerships with several area high schools in the sciences, using discovery-based teaching methods. Significantly improving student performance on Regents exams, the Center encourages students to follow career paths in the sciences. In its first year of operation the CSI Center for the Arts established a major cultural presence in the borough, reaching $1.1 million in sales. At an average ticket cost of $15 ($5 for children's programs), it is estimated that Staten Islanders who might otherwise travel to Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey for their entertainment saved $8 million. Tech-Prep, established in 1991, is aimed at improving low graduation rates from two-year technology programs and the rate of transfer to four-year programs. Promising but vulnerable students still in high school get laboratory classes and on-site apprenticeships. Tech-Prep has been effective in improving performance on CUNY skills tests and drawing students into CSI technology programs. The CSI Accounting/Bookkeeping program, under the Economic Dislocated Workers Adjustment Act, in the last four years has retrained or enhanced existing skills of more than 200 downsized or dislocated workers, placing 170 in new jobs. The Edge Skills Training program for AFDC recipients, begun in 1993, has graduated more than 200 students; 90% found employment, and 80% were still employed a year later. Disseminating electronic technology and expertise, Goals 2000 is a collaboration with Community School District 31 offering hands-on workshops on educational software and World Wide Web resources to public school teachers.	Tottenville High School students isolating specimans as part of the College of Staten Island's Tech-Prep program.