29-year-old Amy Maiorano is a 2017 College Experience graduate who lives with a chromosomal disorder called Deletion 22q, otherwise known as DiGeorge Syndrome (DGS). Deletion 22q creates intellectual challenges and could also be associated with issues related to vision as well as heart defects. These challenges are the result of a genetic defect caused…
At the College Experience we love to highlight and celebrate the budding talents of our students. One of the lessons we have been teaching the students is developing a greater consciousness related to our carbon footprint while making good choices in order to do our part to repair the damage. On that note, we would…
It is common for individuals served by the College Experience and Living Resources to eventually end up on the payroll as they continue to hone their professional skills. A staff member was lucky to run into the diligent Zahin Momen from the College Experience Class of 2019 when he was hard at work providing fresh…
Our Media and Activities Liaison ran into 25-year-old Brendan Salmon and his family at Junior’s Restaurant in Guilderland, NY. (It is a very small world in the Land of Smallbany!) He is a graduate of the College Experience Class of 2019. Brendan excitedly announced that he had lost 20 pounds through a lot of hard…
What comes after graduation? Many College Experience students, in fact most, choose to remain in Albany. They maintain friendships with their fellow and former graduates, form romantic partnerships, and some get married.
Through our C2L Program, the College Experience support staff offers dedicated transition support and guidance, helping students in the year after graduation with apartment leases and job placements, and then literally forever after as members of the Living Resources community.
Since 2005, students enrolled in The College Experience have been a welcomed part of a coeducational college community located in Albany, New York. We partner with Russell Sage College, and our students are welcomed members of both Russell Sage’s Albany and Troy campus communities.
Students are offered a practical core curriculum and a wide variety of electives.
Our dorms are beautifully remodeled city residences located just a few blocks from Russell Sage’s Albany campus. Students live together in groups of 3 – 9. Each student has his or her own bedroom and share common living areas. Seniors serve as mentors to freshmen and assist them in many meaningful ways.
