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Northeast Colleges Transfer Profiles
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Alfred University
Alfred, N.Y.
Established in 1836 by the Seventh Day Baptists, Alfred University is one of the oldest co-educational institutions in the nation and the oldest in New York state.
Today, more than 2,000 undergraduates and 500 graduate students live and learn in 58 buildings on a 232-acre picturesque hillside campus in the village of Alfred.
AU is a nonsectarian university that is comprised of the colleges of business, liberal arts and sciences and the schools of art and design and ceramic engineering.
The university awards bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 60 academic programs.
Canisius College
Buffalo, N.Y.
Ranked among the top regional colleges in the northeast by U.S. News & World Report, Canisius is one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation. Canisius is proud to share in the Jesuit heritage, which offers students a unique blend of academic, social and spiritual growth opportunities to prepare them to be leaders in their professions, communities and service to humanity.
The Canisius campus is located in a residential neighborhood in north-central Buffalo. Only minutes from the city of Buffalo, the Metro Rail rapid transit system connects the college directly to the city’s waterfront, downtown theater district and some of Buffalo’s most exciting sports arenas.
Canisius enrolls approximately 5,000 students a year and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 14 to 1, which fosters a personal learning environment.
The college is comprised of the Richard J. Wehle School of Business, the college of arts and sciences and the school of education and human services. Canisius students have the opportunity to explore a wide variety of academic disciplines with over 1,000 courses in 70 distinct majors, minors and special programs. Canisius is home to 16 Division I sports teams.
More than $90 million has been invested in the Canisius campus over the last eight years creating state-of-the-art technology classrooms and incredible residence halls and cultural and recreational spaces.
Centenary College
Hackettstown, N.J.
Centenary’s attractive 42-acre campus is located in a pleasant residential area of Hackettstown in Northwest New Jersey. The college’s 65-acre equestrian center is located eight miles from the main campus on scenic Schooley’s Mountain.
Hackettstown is also close to interstate highways, providing access to major metropolitan areas, such as New York City, which is just an hour away.
For recreation, such as skiing or boating, the scenic Pocono Mountains are less than 30 minutes from campus, and the New Jersey shore and its many beaches are within an easy drive.
Centenary is an independent college offering bachelor’s degree programs and associate degree programs in the liberal arts and career areas and nine master’s degree programs.
Complementing the academic program at the undergraduate level is an advising program that matches students with faculty members on a one-on-one basis, career planning and placement and internship opportunities related to a student's major.
The total growth of the student, both undergraduate and graduate, is taken into account in planning the Centenary College experience. A variety of extracurricular activities including intercollegiate and intramural sports, clubs and organizations to meet many interests, and social activities round out student life.
Central Pennsylvania College
Summerdale, Penn.
If you think going to college means sitting in large lecture rooms taking notes, sharing a small dorm room with other students or having difficulty finding a job after you graduate, you're not thinking about Central Pennsylvania College.
Central Penn is unlike traditional colleges in many ways. At Central Penn, students prepare for their careers in a high-quality living and learning environment and enjoy hands-on learning in the college’s many on-campus facilities.
Central Penn offers programs in healthcare, business, information technology and communications. We also offer bachelor's programs in information technology, criminal justice and business administration. Students gain valuable experience as they learn by doing in the optometric exam room, campus business, restaurant, travel agency, PTA Lab, Multimedia Lab, courtroom, Kids on Campus child development center, Medical Learning Center and Technical Learning Center. Students also experience real-world work environments by completing professional internships.
At Central Penn, classes are small and friendly and personalized by professors who get to know their students on a first-name basis. Central Pennsylvania College bridges the gap between today's students and their future successes. We are more than just a college, we are your bridge to success!
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion, Penn.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania is truly a picturesque college setting on a beautiful campus with new modern buildings mixed with historic buildings that reflect the university’s long heritage since its founding in 1867. At Clarion, you’ll get the personal attention you need to make the most of your college experience. With a low student-to-faculty ratio, professors, not graduate assistants, will instruct you. Clarion enrolls more than 6,500 students from 31 states and 30 countries. Offering more than 90 degree programs, the university is a leader of the state system of higher education in the number of its nationally recognized programs.
Located just minutes from Interstate 80 and less than two hours from Pittsburgh, Erie and Youngstown, the university is nestled among rolling hills and forests. Adjacent to the campus and within easy walking distance is downtown Clarion, an upscale, award-winning community. Clarion has a quaint, unique atmosphere while still offering all of the amenities of modern suburban life.
Clarion University offers a safe, personal, friendly campus that is the perfect setting for a great academic experience. As one student described the university, “Clarion is small enough to make you feel at home, but big enough to open the world to you.” Clarion University: Investing in lifetimes.
Clarkson University
Potsdam, N.Y.
Clarkson is an independent technological university that offers majors in business, communications, engineering, sciences, liberal arts and health sciences. We have a reputation for taking transfer students to higher levels of achievement and success through strong academics, multiple learning options, cutting-edge facilities, careful advising and a stimulating campus life. We have strong programs in pre-law, pre-medicine and pre-physical therapy.
Personal attention is a Clarkson hallmark. Some 2,700 undergraduates and 350 graduate students learn in a challenging, team-oriented environment where they gain the technical abilities, management skills and versatility vital in today’s knowledge-based economy. Our recent placement rates are among the highest in the nation.
Clarkson emphasizes hands-on team projects with real-world, multidisciplinary challenges. In addition to mastering academic subjects, students develop skills in collaboration, communication and creative problem solving. And despite faculty involvement in high-powered research, teaching is a Clarkson priority. We prepare undergraduates equally well for advanced study or an immediate career.
At Clarkson, you’ll benefit from an admission office devoted exclusively to transfer students, and we offer special scholarships for those in Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Beta Gamma honor societies.
Clarkson is located in the village of Potsdam (pop. 9,500), N.Y., where the neighboring 6 million-acre Adirondack Park meets the St. Lawrence River valley and Thousand Islands region.
Concordia College
Bronxville, N.Y.
Founded in 1881, this private liberal arts college offers specific scholarship programs for transfers—95 percent of students receive financial aid. The beautiful 33-acre Westchester County campus is just 25 minutes by train north of the global media and financial centers of Manhattan. Students represent 24 states and 36 countries. Programs the college offers include:
* Business administration
International management
Sports management
Accounting
* Teacher education
* Social work
* Behavioral studies
* Biology/pre-med
* English/pre-law
Faculty assists in securing world-class professional internships, such as with PepsiCo, Carnegie Hall, NBC, Conde Nast, Merrill Lynch, the New York Mets, WFAN Sports Radio and the United Nations. Bronxville is home to Manhattan’s managerial elite. These senior executives assist faculty in program design and by directly mentoring students. Concordia programs emphasize communication and critical thinking skills—the foundation necessary to succeed in our evolving global environment. Visit www.concordia-ny.edu.
City University of New York
New York City, N.Y.
The City University of New York (CUNY), the nation’s leading urban public university, is comprised of six community colleges, 11 senior colleges, a graduate school, a law school and a school of biomedical education. Our colleges are located throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
CUNY students choose from hundreds of baccalaureate degree programs in nearly every field imaginable, such as business management, criminal justice, biomedical engineering, computer science, nursing, music, entertainment technology, the natural sciences and liberal arts, to name just a few.
The full-time teaching faculty of more than 5,600 includes world-renowned experts in numerous fields as well as celebrated authors and artists. An impressive student-faculty ratio of approximately 18 to 1 at the senior colleges allow for valuable interaction between dedicated teachers and their students.
CUNY campuses boast state-of-the-art computer facilities, laboratories, gymnasiums, theaters, greenhouses, astronomy observatories and more.
CUNY graduates have an acceptance rate to graduate and professional schools that is significantly higher than the national average.
With an affordable tuition and high quality programs, CUNY offers a unique opportunity to continue your education and study with the best.
Daemen College
Buffalo, N.Y.
Daemen College’s 39-acre suburban campus near metropolitan Buffalo, N.Y., is home to one of the premier, private, four-year, co-educational colleges in New York state.
Dedicated to providing professional preparation in the liberal arts tradition, Daemen offers more than 40 undergraduate degree programs including education, business, physician assistant, physical therapy, social work, psychology, art, graphic design, the natural sciences and nursing for RNs.
Visit a classroom, and you’ll find our experienced faculty providing quality, personalized education to students gathered in small-class settings. For students seeking on-campus housing, there are our newly constructed apartment-style residence halls with the latest amenities for upperclassmen.
To make the transition into Daemen’s baccalaureate programs more convenient and economical for individuals who have graduated from a community college or equivalent program, the college recently announced a new transfer credit policy. The policy allows graduates with an associate of arts (AA), associate of applied science (AAS) or associate of science (AS) degree to seamlessly integrate into the Daemen College curriculum at the junior-year level.
Capacity limits and/or higher admission standards may apply to certain programs, so you are encouraged to contact the college admissions office to learn more at (716) 839-8225 or (800) 462-7652.
Felician College
Lodi and Rutherford, N.J.
Felician College is a coeducational, liberal arts, Catholic college located on two scenic campuses in Lodi and Rutherford, New Jersey. Founded in the Franciscan tradition by the Felician Sisters in 1942, Felician College enrolls 1,700 students in 40 undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences, business and management sciences, health sciences and teacher education. With residence halls on the Rutherford campus and classes offered on both campuses, shuttle buses transport students to and from the two locations just a few miles apart. Felician College’s NCAA Division II athletic teams compete in basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, cross country and track and field while cheerleading and dance teams rev the fans up and cheer the teams on.
In keeping to its mission, Felician College addresses the needs of its students by providing “a full complement of learning experiences reinforced with strong academic support and student development programs designed to bring students to their highest potential and to foster a love for God, self-knowledge, service to others, and a love for learning within the great liberal arts tradition of Catholic/Franciscan/ Felician heritage.”
Felician College prides itself on being student-centered and community-oriented. An education at Felician “is not just an education for a career, but an education for a lifetime—mind, heart, and soul.” (—Sr. Theresa Mary Martin, CCSF, President of Felician College)
Hunter College
New York, N.Y.
Hunter College boasts one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. A distinguished faculty teaches nearly 21,000 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs that meet stringent academic standards while fostering understanding among individuals from different cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Founded in 1870 to educate young women to be teachers, Hunter today is a fully accredited, coeducational senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Hunter’s undergraduate programs include the arts and sciences, education, health sciences and nursing. Its graduate divisions include the schools of arts and sciences, education, health professions and social work. Undergraduate students assist renowned professors in their research, join more than 100 student clubs and organizations and partake of life in Manhattan. The CUNY Honors College at Hunter offers 80 exceptional entering freshmen an enriched four-year undergraduate program virtually cost-free.
Hunter’s main campus, at East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, houses programs in the arts and sciences and education. The Brookdale Campus on East 25th Street in Manhattan houses the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, one of the nation’s largest nursing programs, and the School of the Health Professions. The School of Social Work, located on East 79th Street in Manhattan, was recently listed in the top 10 schools of its kind in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Hunter’s MFA program on the far West Side of Manhattan houses an 8,000-square-foot gallery and individual studios for students that are the best in the city. The Hunter College Campus Schools, at Park Avenue and East 94th Street in Manhattan, house an elementary school and high school that serve intellectually gifted students and are renowned for academic excellence.
Iona College
New Rochelle, N.Y.
Iona College’s application rate increased by over 30 percent last year, and there are many reasons for this popularity that draws students to the college’s beautiful 35-acre campus, located just 30 minutes from Manhattan, in suburban Westchester County, N.Y.
Featuring one of the nation’s first completely wireless campuses, Iona provides students 24-hour access to the college’s network, extensive library databases or the World Wide Web from anywhere on campus. The department of mass communication is one of only five programs in New York state accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC). Students can choose to participate in more than 90 campus organizations and hundreds of local, national and international volunteer and opportunities. The Hagan School of Business is among the top 30 percent of business schools worldwide. Class sizes are kept small at Iona, and students are immersed in a community dedicated to their personal, spiritual and intellectual growth.
Iona offers bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as master of arts, master of science and master of business administration degrees and numerous postgraduate certificate programs.
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, N.Y.
At Le Moyne College, you will find that the coursework and curricula stimulate your intellectual growth and give you a framework for understanding our complex world. You will encounter a faculty that takes an active interest in the personal development of each student. You are encouraged to set high goals and are given the support necessary to reach them. Graduates leave Le Moyne knowing that they are equipped to succeed in life because they have succeeded in understanding their own capacities.
Le Moyne’s enrollment is approximately 2,300 full-time and 400 part-time students. The suburban 150-acre campus is located in Syracuse, N.Y. Ample parking is convenient to excellent classroom, library and dining facilities. Campus housing accommodates 80 percent of full-time students.
The 700,000 metropolitan area residents enjoy the Everson Museum of Art, the Erie Canal Museum, the week-long Syracuse Jazz Fest, professional theater, opera, symphony and diverse cultural and music events, as well as numerous year-round sporting and recreational opportunities. Le Moyne has 16 NCAA teams, numerous intramural teams and more than 60 student clubs and organizations.
Contact us so that we can answer your questions, arrange a campus tour, or help you with applications, transcripts or financial aid. Inquire about our Phi Theta Kappa and transfer scholarships. Call (800) 333-4733, visit www.Lemoyne.edu, or e-mail [email protected].
Nazareth College
Rochester, N.Y.
Nazareth College is a comprehensive college enrolling 1,700 students in liberal arts and career-oriented programs. Located in suburban Rochester, Nazareth College annually enrolls 150 to 175 transfer students from two- and four-year accredited institutions. Our goal is to provide you with a seamless transfer experience.
Timing is crucial to your success. To best serve your needs, it’s imperative to submit your application to the admissions office well in advance of our preferred filing dates. Official transcripts from all colleges attended must also be submitted. For an application, contact the admissions office at (800) 462-3944, or visit our Web site at www.naz.edu.
Unofficial credit evaluations are available by scheduling an interview with an admissions counselor. You must bring a student copy of your transcript(s) or copies of your grade reports from all colleges attended. An official credit evaluation is provided with an acceptance letter to the college. Associate degree recipients may receive a maximum of 60 credit hours of transfer credit (most Nazareth College degree programs require 120 credit hours for graduation).
Merit scholarships are available and awarded based on grade point average and strength of program. Transfer students bring maturity and academic motivation to our campus. They enrich the Nazareth community with their varied experiences and diversity.
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