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MONROE COLLEGE
New Rochelle
Nearly 3,000 students graduate each year from this diverse regional college and graduate school. The downtown New Rochelle location is home to Monroe’s hands-on culinary institute and 45,000-square-foot Division I athletics center. www.monroecollege.edu
NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
Valhalla
The Valhalla campus of New York Medical College is home to The School of Medicine, Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Health Sciences and Practice, the Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC, and the Touro College School of Health Sciences’ nursing program. Its biotech incubator, BioInc@NYMC was recently expanded with an additional 9,500 square feet.
www.nymc.edu
PACE UNIVERSITY
Pleasantville
Pace University’s Westchester campus covers 200 acres in Pleasantville and offers some 80 majors to undergraduate and graduate students. The campus received a $100 million facelift in 2016, which added two new residential buildings, an expanded student center, a reconstructed athletic center, and new athletic fields. Pace University’s College of Health Professions offers
a variety of excellent programs on the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
www.pace.edu
PURCHASE COLLEGE (SUNY)
Consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top public colleges, SUNY Purchase is a Westchester standout. Purchase’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts draws faculty from the ranks of Broadway specialists. The campus is also home to the Neuberger Museum of Art, one of the largest university museums in the country. www.purchase.edu
SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE
Bronxville
Educating nearly 1,400 undergrads on its 44-acre campus, this private co-ed institution ranked 71st nationally among liberal arts colleges by US News & World Report and No. 1 for Best Classroom Experience by Princeton Review. www.sarahlawrence.edu
WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Valhalla
As the largest college in Westchester County, Westchester Community College offers its 13,000 undergraduate students more than 60 associate and certificate programs. In addition to the Valhalla campus, there are extension sites around the county in Ossining, Yonkers, White Plains, Peekskill, and Mount Vernon, and one in Mahopac in Putnam County.
www.sunywcc.edu
Dutchess County
BARD COLLEGE
Annandale-on-Hudson
The school tagline, “a place to think,” says it all. From human rights to physics and studio arts to experimental humanities, the 1,000+ classes offered at this liberal arts school allow students to construct individualized, interdisciplinary educational programs. www.bard.edu
DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Situated on a 130-acre campus in Poughkeepsie, just minutes from the Hudson River, the college offers more than 40 academic programs, aimed at preparing students to transfer to four-
year schools. DCC @ Fishkill, a state-of- the-art satellite site opened recently, with 18 classrooms; biology, physical sciences, and computer laboratories; a library; and more. www.sunydutchess.edu
MARIST COLLEGE
Poughkeepsie
With 23 Division I teams and 47 bachelor’s programs, this liberal arts powerhouse on the Hudson boasts
a first-rate academic/sports combo. And it keeps nabbing impressive rankings, including 10th best regional university in the North by US News & World Report. The college was also named seventh overall college for undergraduate teaching. www.marist.edu
THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
Hyde Park
If you crave a food-focused future, this world-class culinary college will serve you well. Two-thirds of class time for undergraduate-degree candidates is spent minding the stove and working in the student-staffed public restaurants and cafés. www.ciachef.edu
VASSAR COLLEGE
Poughkeepsie
Known for its innovative open curriculum, this highly selective liberal arts school (recently ranked 65th among liberal arts colleges by US News & World Report) with 45 departments and programs, takes a hands-off approach to class requirements, letting students forge their own paths. www.vassar.edu
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