The 8 Higher Education Planning Regions of New York State


List of counties in the eight Higher Education Planning Regions of New York State (Approved by the Board of Regents - January 1976)

Region Counties
1. Western Region Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Wyoming
2. Genesee Valley Region Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates
3. Central Region Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins
4. Northern Region Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence
5. Northeast Region Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington
6. Mid-Hudson Region Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester
7. Metropolitan Region Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
8. Long Island Region Nassau, Suffolk


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