Our students are brimming with all sorts of talents. Whether it is acting, painting, sketching, or photography…all of our participants within the College Experience have at least one profound ability or contribution they may make to society. On that note, we would like to present the drawing of a 2021 alumnus named Ryan Peterson who…
The students of the Volunteerism class led by Cole Chasky; Juliana Buckard; and Nick Genau were led on an Adventure in Litter Removal to beautify their surrounding neighborhoods. Litter is a reality that all of us must live with regardless of whether it makes sense or seems fair. Without constant diligence and maintenance from volunteers,…
A handful of our students and alumni have Driver’s Licenses. They have earned the right to be drivers based on their consideration for others on the road as well as their incremental accomplishments starting from studying the DMV manual and culminating with taking the road test. Those of us who own vehicles understand that parts…
The College Experience always loves it when the students and alumni we support end up forging new unions as far as friendship or romance. On that note, Amy Maiorano and Brendan Salmon are pleased to announce they are now a couple! The first time their paths crossed was March 11, 2019 at an event organized…
It is an understatement that our students have had a very interesting, unprecedented, and sometimes tumultuous, couple of years just like the rest of society. Despite our best efforts to make things as easy as possible, it was impossible to completely replace the Old Normal even with modifications enhanced by virtual technology. Our students…
There is a time to work hard, and there is also Girl Scout Cookies time, too! It was the latter in the home of 2018 alumni, Nick Williams and Amber Reda on the evening of Friday, May 20, 2022. Both of them enjoyed their individual boxes of Thin Mint Cookies, which are the most popular…
On the date of Thursday, May 19, 2022, the staff of the College Experience joined the rest of their colleagues at Living Resources for the 2022 Workforce Team Challenge at the Empire State Plaza located in Downtown Albany. The purpose of the challenge was for physical fitness and also had the goal of raising…
Jose Galvez had quite an adventure in the Boston area where he traveled with his Alumni Activities Coordinator using the Yankee Trails Bus Tour Service. Due to a technological glitch, Jose was unable to go on the last alumni trip to Boston even though he had signed up for the event. Staff promised to take…
Our long-time Academic Coordinator, Kelly Weiss was kind enough to respond to an extensive interview about one of the most progressive and detailed classes that the College Experience has to offer. The Sexuality Class is meant to allow students the education, tools, and facts of life that are necessary in order to make healthy decisions…
Working for family certainly has its perks. But those who are hired often tend to work just as hard or even harder than everybody else to show that they belong there and nepotism is non-existent. Our 2018 alumnus Jake Siskin is working for his father, Gary Siskin who is a physician at Community Care that…
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.
