Albany College of Pharmacy

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Albany College of Pharmacy


Established	1881
Type	Private college of pharmacy
President	James J. Gozzo
Faculty	75 full-time, 12 part-time
Students	1,157
Location	Albany, New York, United States
Website	http://www.acp.edu/

Albany College of Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical college in Albany, New York, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Department of Pharmacy of Union University. Presently, it is one of the only independent schools of pharmacy in the United States.

Along with Albany Law School, Albany Medical College, the Dudley Observatory, the Graduate College of Union University, and Union College, it is one of the constituent entities of Union University.

Currently, the campus consists of two residence halls, three class buildings with 4 lecture halls, dozens of classrooms, several laboratories, and an independent research facility. As of January 31, 2007, Albany College of Pharmacy announced the opening of a new residence hall for those students in their professional years (3rd through 6th). The new residence will be located in the former Dept. of Transportation building, and be known as "Holland Suites."