Excelsior College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Excelsior College is a private, co-educational college located in Albany, New York.

Excelsior College is made up of four schools. These are:

• School of Business & Technology
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Liberal Arts
• School of Nursing

Among the notable alumni of Excelsior College are June Jones, the Head football coach at Southern Methodist University; Maryland politician Anthony J. O'Donnell; and Edward H. Rensi, co-owner of Team Rensi Motorsports.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, engineering technician, and liberal arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Other academic year.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Students

Student enrollment was 33,453 in 2009-2010 (12,926 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students under 25 years old represent 5% of the student body. About 47% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Excelsior offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate, Arts & Sciences Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (622 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Financial Planning and Services
• General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (112 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (321 awarded)

• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Instrumentation Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (2,326 awarded)

• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Economics
• English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (9 awarded)

• Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Medical Informatics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (27 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2,161 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (13 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician
• Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (175 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (37 awarded)

• Psychology