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Category Archives: Blog

RAD Program College Experience

RAD Program Builds Students’ Confidence and Independence

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfJanuary 31, 2016

Each year following the winter recess, College Experience students return to campus one week prior to the beginning of classes to engage in a prep week in order to get…

Meet the Bloggers!

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfJanuary 26, 2016

This semester at The College Experience, students in our Self-Expression elective are learning how to write their very own blog entries. Students will be writing entries for our blog, as…

Resolving to Make Resolutions

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfDecember 29, 2015

– Written by Jesse Saperstein, College Experience Habilitation Liaison My colleague, Judy Hartley and I started off the second-to-last Morning Meeting with a topic relevant to the culmination of the…

Decking the Halls

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfDecember 15, 2015

The holiday season is in full swing at the College Experience! Last weekend prior to Finals Week, students found some time to unwind by creating salt dough and cinnamon dough Christmas…

Thanksgiving Advice

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfNovember 25, 2015

The following post is written by staff member, Jesse Saperstein. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!   As the old and tired cliché goes, “Time really flies.”  It seems like yesterday I had my…

Public Speaking Practice

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfNovember 24, 2015

In Jesse Saperstein’s Creative Writing class, students have been practicing writing and  delivering speeches to their classmates. Although many people fear public speaking (and as Jesse pointed out, public speaking…

Real-World Cooking Skills

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfNovember 18, 2015

A major focus of the The College Experience is ensuring that students have the skills they will need to live independently and really thrive on their own after completing the…

Internship/Job Experience

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfNovember 13, 2015

Preparing for the Working World Preparation for a career College Experience seniors participate in two semester long paid or unpaid internships. These internships assist students in learning specific job skills,…

Haunted Happenings

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfNovember 13, 2015

This post comes a little bit late, but we wanted to share some of the festivities our CEP students and staff participated in leading up to Halloween! Michelle Brown’s History…

Haunted Happenings

BlogBy Katie FahrenkopfNovember 11, 2015

This post comes a little bit late, but we wanted to share some of the festivities our CEP students and staff participated in leading up to Halloween! Michelle Brown’s History…

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Classes and Dorms

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.

CLASSES | DORMS

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The C2L (College-to-Life) Program

C2L LogoWhat 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.

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Our Work/Life Balance

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.

INTERNSHIPS / JOBS  |  FUN

Why Albany is Perfect

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.

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