Sage College of Albany

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Sage College of Albany, SCA for short, is located at 140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, 12208. It's one of the three colleges that make up The Sage Colleges. It offers both associate's and bachelor's degrees. 941 students are enrolled at the college, and it shares 160 faculty members with Russell Sage College. 74% of the student body is female.

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[edit] History

Sage College of Albany was formerly known as Sage Junior College of Albany (JCA). Sage College of Albany was formally established for the start of the fall term in 2002 and began conferring both associate and bachelor degrees at that time. In 2006, SCA graduated it's first class of students who had always been at SCA as a four year institution.

[edit] Popular majors

For Associate Degrees

  • Visual and Performing Arts: 55%
  • Interdisciplinary Studies: 25%
  • Psychology: 6%

For Bachelor's Degrees

  • Business/Marketing: 28%
  • Interdisciplinary Studies: 14%
  • Visual and Performing Arts: 12%
  • Computer and Information Sciences: 10%
  • Education: 6%
  • Liberal Arts: 6%
  • Law: 5%
  • Psychology: 5%
  • Security and Protective Services: 5%

[edit] Clubs and organizations

Sage College of Albany offers a number of organizations for their student to participate in. They include:

[edit] Residence life

Sage College of Albany’s on-campus, coed residence hall provides living space for about 100 first-year students in good academic standing (over 2.00 GPA.) About 88% of Sage College of Albanys first-year students live in college housing.

After their first year, students may decide to move into University Heights College Suites, a student housing complex a short walk from campus, which offers Sage students apartment-style living with fully furnished 2- and 4-bedroom units.

Sage College of Albany is a dry campus.

[edit] External links

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