s . ▁Through ▁those ▁schools , ▁York ▁College ▁offers ▁B . A . ▁and ▁B . S . ▁degrees ▁in ▁over ▁ 4 4 ▁different ▁programs . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁C UN Y ▁A viation ▁Institute , ▁York ▁College ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Regional ▁Office ▁and ▁Labor atory ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ). ▁The ▁College ' s ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁al umn i ▁serve ▁in ▁pract ically ▁every ▁professional ▁ende avor , ▁including ▁medicine , ▁research , ▁law , ▁business ▁and ▁social ▁work . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁York ' s ▁students ▁study ▁part - time , ▁and ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁almost ▁ 7 0 0 ▁new ▁students ▁were ▁transfer ▁students ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁first - time ▁fresh men . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁Fac ulty , ▁students , ▁and ▁administrative ▁staff ▁particip ate ▁in ▁college ▁govern ance , ▁which ▁is ▁conducted ▁according ▁to ▁procedures ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁byla ws ▁of ▁C UN Y ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁York ▁College ▁Char ter ▁as ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁C UN Y . ▁The ▁York ▁College ▁Senate ▁is ▁the ▁chief ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁College . ▁Report ing ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁are ▁various ▁standing ▁college ▁comm itte es , ▁which ▁over see ▁such ▁matters ▁as ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁academic ▁standards . ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁York ▁is