The New York State College of Ceramics occupies a number of buildings on the Alfred University campus: Charles Harder Hall, Binns-Merrill Hall, the Hall of Glass Science, the McMahon Engineering Building, and the Scholes Library.
Harder Hall contains many of the studios and labs for the School of Art & Design and art history lecture and seminar spaces. The building's central courtyard surrounds an impressive kiln room, containing both gas- and electric-fired kilns; the ceramic studios and glaze labs are in close proximity. Gallery space is available for faculty and student shows, as well as for a wide range of special exhibitions.
The statutory portion of the Inamori School of Engineering is housed mainly in the John F. McMahon Engineering Building, which provides approximately 56,000 square feet of space for laboratories, classrooms, and offices. Students are able to gain invaluable hands-on experience with high-tech and traditional processing and characterization equipment, starting in the first year with engineering communications and processing courses. The programs in Renewable Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are housed in the Engineering Lab Building, which includes engineering laboratories as well as office space.
Binns-Merrill Hall houses activities and faculty from art and engineering, including laboratories for processing and testing ceramic and glass products, X-ray and microscopy, research and development, as well as lecture and seminar rooms. Drawing, neon, hot glass and sculpture studios, and administrative offices are also located in Binns-Merrill Hall. The Hall of Glass Science houses laboratories and faculty offices supporting the glass engineering program.
The Scholes Library is a significant resource in the areas of engineering and art.