Internal Controls are essential to ensuring the financial and business practices of the college are compliant with SUNY policy, are effective in the long-run, legal, and effective not only financially, but also towards internal staff and students. Internal controls monitor all the tasks of the college to ensure the following occur:

• Protection against resource waste, and potential criminal fraud

• The review of operational data, financial data, and other kinds for accuracy assurance

• Assurance of compliance with SUNY Policy, and that of other parties associated with

• Performance evaluation at all levels of staff