Jessica Takes on the Pine Bush Preserve
Jessica Lewis had a wonderful adventure at the Pine Bush Preserve on Saturday, September 19, 2020, which is an activity she planned all by herself. Jessica took on a 2…
Jessica Lewis had a wonderful adventure at the Pine Bush Preserve on Saturday, September 19, 2020, which is an activity she planned all by herself. Jessica took on a 2…
For Employment Adventures class this summer, the students enjoyed a visit with Steve Lazzarini who is the Systems Manager for the CACI Information Technology Company, which specializes in the application…
Thursday, August 27, 2020 was an incredible day and a highlight of a summer filled with unprecedented challenges. Our Media and Activities Liaison, Jesse Saperstein was honored by the Capital…
The alumni of the College Experience enjoyed yet another piece of the Old Normal when the Awesome Alumni Activities Club traveled via the CDTA bus to the Capital City Diner,…
The College Experience would like to show our collective gratitude to a 2014 alumnus named, Andrew Maggio for the generous donation of his two James Patterson books to promote recreational…
The Self-Advocacy class was recently joined by a beautiful and talented guest named, Michelle Vinokurov who is a 22-year-old autism advocate that is profiled in a new book called, This…
The College Experience recently welcomed back one of our accomplished alumni, Jake Siskin. We are very happy to have him return and donate his time toward conducting campus tours and…
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 the College Experience celebrated the birthday of our educational assistant, David Lieberman who turned 22 years old that very day! David is the first student…
On Monday, August 10, 2020 the College Experience welcomed the incoming freshmen class to join the upper-classmen who have been settled back into campus life for the past few weeks!…
The Employment Class was honored to welcome Tom DeByle who is the father of our rising sophomore, Sonia. To put it lightly, Tom has had quite an illustrious career that…
Since 2005, students enrolled in The College Experience have been a welcomed part of a coeducational college community located in Albany, New York.
Students are offered a practical core curriculum and a wide variety of electives.
Our dorms are beautifully remodeled city residences, where students live together in groups of 3 – 9. Each student has their own bedroom and shares common living areas. Seniors serve as mentors to freshmen and assist them in many meaningful ways.
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.
All College Experience students gain work experience through 3 semester-long internships at local businesses. An amazing variety of options are offered, both paid and unpaid, managed by a dedicated internship coordinator who helps facilitate matches between student interests and capabilities and meaningful career development opportunities. While not in class or at work, College Experience students can take advantage of a full campus and community calendar of events, plan and participate in their own outings or just hang out with their housemates, play games, share tips and build bonds of friendship that last a lifetime.
The small city of Albany, New York ’s capital, offers a perfect environment for young people to gain the skills and confidence they need to achieve true independence. The city has a great public bus system, which College Experience students are instructed how to take full advantage of, while shopping, banking, food, library, post office and entertainment options are all within easy walking distance of our residences.