Two local residents have been accepted at SUNY Oswego for the fall semester, beginning Aug. 30.

• Nanci D. Collins of Moran Road in Lisbon has reserved a place as a transfer student. She last studied at SUNY College of Technology at Canton.

• Jackie T. Hardin of Scotts Bridge Road in Oswegatchie has reserved a place as a freshman. She is a graduate of Clifton Fine Central School.

Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. U.S. News named the college a "Top-Up-and-Coming School" for 2010 and includes it in its annual guidebook "America's Best Colleges."

The Princeton Review counts Oswego among "The Best Northeastern Colleges."

A 149-year-old comprehensive college in the State University of New York system, Oswego enrolls more than 8,000 students in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and School of Education.