List of colleges and universities in New York's Capital District

The colleges and universities of New York's Capital District are a varied lot, consisting of four year and two year institutions, universities and community colleges, private and public institutions.

Colleges and universities

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Name Type City or town Date
est.		 Additional information Image
SUNY Adirondack Community college Queensbury 1961 Part of the State University
of New York System
Albany College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences		 Pharmacy school Albany 1881 Part of Union University
Shares joint campus of University Heights
Albany Law School Law school Albany 1851 Part of Union University
Shares joint campus of University Heights
Oldest independent law school in the United States
Albany Medical College Medical school Albany 1839 Part of Union University
Shares joint campus of University Heights
Bryant & Stratton College Proprietary college Colonie 1854
The College of Saint Rose Private college Albany 1920
Columbia-Greene Community College Community college Hudson 1966 Part of the State University
of New York System
Empire State College Public college Saratoga Springs,
Latham,
Queensbury,
Schenectady,
Johnstown		 1971 Part of the State University
of New York System
Administrative offices in Saratoga Springs,
five Capital District locations
Excelsior College Private college Albany 1971 Until 1998 a public college under State University of New York System; named Regents College from 1971-2001
Fulton-Montgomery Community College Community college Johnstown Part of the State University
of New York System
Hudson Valley Community College Community college Troy, North Greenbush 1953 Part of the State University
of New York System
Graduate College of Union University Graduate school Schenectady Part of Union University
Maria College Private college Albany Two-year Catholic college
Mildred Elley Private college Albany 1917
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Private university Troy 1824 Oldest technological university
in the English-speaking world
Russell Sage College Private college Troy 1916 Part of The Sage Colleges
Sage College of Albany Private college Albany 1957 Part of The Sage Colleges
Shares joint campus of University Heights
Sage Graduate School Graduate school Troy, Albany 1949 Part of The Sage Colleges
Schenectady County Community College Community college Schenectady 1967 Part of the State University
of New York System
Siena College Private college Colonie 1937 Catholic college
Skidmore College Private college Saratoga Springs 1903
State University of New York
at Cobleskill		 Public university Cobleskill 1916 Part of the State University
of New York System
Union College Private university Schenectady 1795 Part of Union University
University at Albany,
State University of New York		 Public university Albany, Guilderland 1844 Part of the State University
of New York System
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WKTV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 The CW; Utica) • WVER (28.1 HD, 28.2 PBS / VPT, 28.3 Create, 28.4 World; Rutland, VT) •
WRNN (62.1 IND / JTV, 62.3 FUNi; Kingston)
Cable-only stations
Defunct stations
WEDG-TV (UPN, cable-only) • W52DF 52 (TBN)

New York State television: Albany/Schenectady • Binghamton • Buffalo • Burlington/Plattsburgh • Elmira • New York City • Rochester • Syracuse • Utica • Watertown

Vermont Broadcast television: Albany/Schenectady • Boston, MA • Burlington/Plattsburgh

Massachusetts television: Albany • Boston • Providence • Springfield
by FM frequency
88.3 · 89.1² · 89.7 · 89.9 · 90.3/93.1² · 90.7/94.9 · 90.7 · 90.7 · 90.9 · 91.1 · 91.5 · 92.3 · 92.9 · 93.5 · 93.7 · 94.5 · 94.7 · 95.5 · 95.9 · 96.3 · 96.7 · 97.3 · 97.5 · 97.7 · 97.9 · 98.3² · 98.5 · 98.5 · 99.1 · 99.5² · 100.3 · 100.9 · 101.3 · 101.7 · 101.9 · 102.3² · 102.7 · 103.1² · 103.5 · 103.9 · 104.5 · 104.9 · 105.7² · 106.1 · 106.5² · 107.1 · 107.7²
by AM frequency
560 · 590 · 810¹² · 900 · 930 · 980² · 1160 · 1190 · 1230 · 1240 · 1300 · 1330 · 1340 · 1400 · 1440 · 1460² · 1490 · 1540 · 1570
NOAA Weather Radio frequency
162.550
by callsign
W226AC · W235AY · W256BU · W291BY · WABY · WAJZ · WAMC (AM) · WAMC-FM² · WBAR · WBPM · WCDB · WCKL · WCKM · WCQL · WCSS · WCTW · WDCD · WDCD-FM · WDDY² · WENT · WEQX · WEXT · WFFG · WFLY · WFNY · WGDJ · WGNA² · WGXC · WGY¹² · WGY-FM² · WHAZ · WHAZ-FM · WHUC · WHVP · WIZR · WJIV · WKBE · WKKF² · WKLI · WLJH · WMHT² · WMYY · WNYQ · WOFX² · WOPG · WPGL · WPYX² · WQAR · WQBJ · WQBK · WQSH² · WRIP · WROW · WRPI · WRUC · WRVE² · WSDE · WTMM · WTRY² · WUAM · WVCR · WVKZ · WVTL · WXL34 · WYAI · WYJB · WYKV · WZCR · WZMR
Defunct stations
WGFM · WHRL · WRSA · WROW-FM · WTRI · WXKW

New York Radio Markets: Albany-Schenectady-Troy • Binghamton • Buffalo-Niagara Falls • Elmira-Corning • Hamptons-Riverhead • Ithaca • Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) • New York City • Newburgh-Middletown (Mid Hudson Valley) • Olean • Plattsburgh • Poughkeepsie • Rochester • Syracuse • Utica-Rome • Watertown

Other New York Radio Regions: Jamestown-Dunkirk • North Country • Saratoga

See also: List of radio stations in New York
¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.
² = Broadcasts in HD Radio
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