Broome Community College (BCC) of the State University of New York (SUNY) is one of the U.S. sponsors of the programs in Ecuador and has been designated as the official sponsor for students in the SUNY system.

The other U.S. sponsor is the College of Staten Island (CSI), a 4-year unit of the City University of New York (CUNY). Students from BCC and CSI are part of the same program. Materials sent to either college need not be duplicated.