About Our College: Located in the midst of the gorgeous natural beauty of the Adirondack Mountains of New York, SUNY Plattsburgh’s main campus is about 25 miles south of the Canadian border in Plattsburgh, NY. Plattsburgh is less than an hour from destinations such as Montreal (Canada), Lake Placid (New York), and Burlington (Vermont). SUNY Plattsburgh is a four-year, public, comprehensive, residential college and a member of the State University of New York’s (SUNY) comprehensive system of higher education committed to student-centered academic excellence. Regularly ranked among “America’s Best Colleges” by the U.S. News and World Report, SUNY Plattsburgh has several attractive elements that have contributed to