Student Identification Number, Card and Login
Your College Identification (ID) Number
When your application is approved by SUNY Empire State College, you will be assigned a SUNY Empire ID number which will be used to identify your records at the college. This number is assigned so that you do NOT have to use your social security number when, for example, you contact a college office about your records. Check with your mentor or a student service person at your location if you don't know your SUNY Empire ID. Your ID number is included on your student ID card (see "Request a Student ID Card", below).
Your College Login
Your college login provides you with access to MyESC, an important student communications portal at our web site. Once you have created a permanent password, you will be able to check the status of your financial aid and billing, make payments, register online, access the online library resources and the DP Planner software tool, as well as other college websites. For more information about your login and other college accounts, visit www.esc.edu/begin to Set Up Your Student Account or visit Student Technology or the Knowledge Base at IT Service Desk.
Request a Student ID Card
You can request a student ID card by contacting your location or program. The college provides student ID cards at no cost to the student.
Due to temporary office closures, please anticipate a delay in the processing of your requests.
The primary contacts at centers/programs for ID card requests are listed below:
| Location or Program | Contact |
|---|---|
| SUNY Empire Online Distance Learning students should send a digital or scanned 2" x 2" photograph as a .jpeg attachment to begin@esc.edu and an identification card will be mailed to you after the term begins. Please include the address where you would like the ID to be mailed and SUNY Empire ID number. SUNY Empire State College Attention: Outreach and Retention Services 111 West Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 |
Begin@esc.edu |
| Capital Region | Begin@esc.edu |
| Central New York |
Begin@esc.edu |
| Finger Lakes | Begin@esc.edu |
| Graduate Studies | |
| Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies | Leetoya Young |
| International Education | Jennifer Miller |
| Long Island | Begin@esc.edu |
| Mid-Hudson | Begin@esc.edu |
| Mohawk Valley |
Begin@esc.edu |
| New York City |
Begin@esc.edu |
| North Country | Begin@esc.edu |
| Southern Tier | Begin@esc.edu |
| Western New York |
Begin@esc.edu |
| School of Nursing and Allied Health School of Nursing and Allied Health students should send a digital or scanned 2" x 2" photograph as a .jpeg attachment to nursing.program@esc.edu and an identification card will be mailed to you within two weeks. Please include your name, student ID and the address where you would like the ID to be mailed. |
nursing.program@esc.edu |