Sage College Of Albany

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Sage College of Albany, also known as SCA, is a comprehensive institution of higher education located at New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, United States. SCA is one of the three colleges that compose the Sage Colleges. The college offers both associate and bachelor degrees in diverse areas of study.

SCA’s campus boasts of an active student life. There are several on-campus clubs and organizations for the overall development of the students. Some of the popular organizations are the Student Government Association, Commuter Relations Club, Association of Campus Events (A.C.E.), Residence Hall Council, and American Institute of Graphic Arts (A.I.G.A.). The college’s athletics department sponsors several men’s and women’s sports teams. The teams participate in sports such as soccer, tennis, basketball, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, nutrition and exercise therapy, fine arts, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Sage College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,936 in 2009-2010 (1,435 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 44% of enrolled students and graduate students are 56%.

Students under 25 years old represent 44% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Sage College provides on-campus housing for 107 of its 1,435 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Skyline Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Sage College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (86 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Marketing

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

DESIGN (18 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (179 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (15 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (11 awarded)

• Legal Professions and Studies
• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (56 awarded)

• General Studies
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MEDIA (5 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Communications Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Health Services Administration
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (40 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (39 awarded)

• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Nutrition Sciences
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (8 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (10 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (81 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Forensic Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology