York College, City University of New York

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This article is about York College in Queens County in New York City. For a list of other institutions with the same name, see York College.

**York College, City University of New York**

Established	1966
Type	Public
President	Dr. Marcia V. Keizs
Location	Queens, New York, United States
Mascot	Cardinals
Website	http://www.york.cuny.edu/

West side of York College Academic Core Building, looking north

York College of The City University of New York is one of several senior colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. It is located in the borough of Queens in New York City. Opened in 1966, York was the first college founded under the newly-formed CUNY system, which united several previously independent public colleges into a single public university system in 1961.

Today, with an enrollment of more than 6,000, York serves as one of CUNY's leading general-purpose liberal arts colleges, granting bachelor's degrees in more than 40 fields, as well as a combined BS/MS degree in Occupational Therapy.

York College is also home of the Queens High School for the Sciences

Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, a native of Jamaica, became York College's 6th president in February of 2005.

Noted for its Health Sciences Programs York College is also home to the Northeast Regional Office of the Food and Drug Administration.

1 History
2 Notable Programs
3 Notable Professors
4 Notable Alumni
5 Athletics
6 Maps
7 External links

[edit] History

York opened with an enrollment of 371 students in rented classrooms in Bayside. In 1971 the college moved to its current location in Jamaica, and has built and renovated several facilities since its inception. In 1986, York opened its Academic Core Building, the largest of six buildings on the York College campus.

[edit] Notable Programs

Occupational Therapy (OT) - The only CUNY to offer a BS/MS Occupational Therapy program which is fully accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association. York College Occupational Therapy Program Official Site

Physician Assistant (PA) - The first and currently only CUNY to offer a Physician Assistant program which is provisionally accredited by the ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant). Due to the PA program being new it is provisionally accredited, and with time may become fully accredited by the ARC-PA. York College Physician Assistant Program Official Site

Nursing - A Nursing program accredited by the CLEP (College Level Examination Program) and the NLNAC (National League for Nursing). York College Nursing Program Official Site