Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is an American city in Central New York. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 147,306, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. It is the county seat of Onondaga County and the economical and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also a relatively large convention city, with a downtown convention complex and the Empire Expo Center directly west of the city, which hosts the annual Great New York State Fair. Syracuse was named after the original Syracuse, a city on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy, which shares some similarities with this one, including a formerly-important salt industry and a neighboring town of Salina.

Colleges and universities

Syracuse's major university is Syracuse University, located on University Hill. It had an enrollment of 18,604 students (12,645 undergraduates, 5,176 graduates, and 783 law students) in 2003.

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Syracuse University - University Hill

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Surrounding Syracuse University are two State University (SUNY) schools, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and SUNY Upstate Medical University.

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State University - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - SUNY Upstate Medical University

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Also in Syracuse are LeMoyne College on the city's eastern border, and Onondaga Community College, which has its main campus in the city's South Valley neighborhood, along with two smaller campuses downtown and in Liverpool. A branch of SUNY's Empire State College is located in downtown Syracuse, along with a campus of the nationwide Bryant & Stratton College.

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LeMoyne College - Onondaga Community College - South Valley - Liverpool - Empire State College - Bryant & Stratton College

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Other colleges and universities in the area include Cornell University and Ithaca College in Ithaca, Hamilton College in Clinton, NY,Oswego State University in Oswego, SUNY Cortland in Cortland, SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville, Colgate University in Hamiliton, and Wells College in Aurora.

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Cornell University - Ithaca College - Ithaca - Hamilton College - Clinton, NY - Oswego State University - Oswego - SUNY Cortland - Cortland - SUNY Morrisville - Morrisville - Colgate University - Hamiliton - Wells College - Aurora

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