Five Towns College

Five Towns College is a for-profit^[2] institution of higher learning located in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York (USA). Founded as a business school in 1972 by Stanley G. Cohen, Ed.D. and Lorraine Kleinman-Cohen, M.A., the original proposed site for this college was to be in Lawrence in southwestern Nassau County, an area known as "The Five Towns", but the college was actually founded in Merrick. Five Towns College moved to Seaford in 1982 and to the current site in Dix Hills (in Suffolk County) in 1992. Likewise, programs at the college have moved to cover popular music, theatre, film, and communication.

Academic Programs and Campus

Five Towns College offers degree programs in Jazz/Commercial Music (AAS, B.Mus., M.Mus., Doctor of /Video (BFA), Mass Communication (B.S.), Childhood Education (B.S., M.S.), Music Education (B.Mus., M.Mus., DMA), Theatre Arts (BFA), and Business Management (A.S., AAS, BPS).

Notable Alumni/Past Students

• Nicole Albino of Nina Sky.

• Julian Casablancas, lead singer of The Strokes; spent a year at Five Towns.

• Chrisette Michele, a recording artist signed to Island Def Jam Records.

• Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael, of Maroon 5; spent six semesters at Five Towns.

• Joe Satriani, guitar virtuoso, for one semester.^[3]

• Apademik, Producer of 7 Profitz, spent 3 semesters at Five Towns

References

1. ^ "IPEDS data". U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Five+Towns+College&s=all&id=191205. Retrieved September 3, 2009. 
2. ^ "Accreditation Detail View from the Middle State Commission on Higher Education". http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=230. Retrieved 2008-08-06. 
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External links

• Five Towns College webpage