Decking the Halls
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Collection of Information Living Resources collects certain personal information about donors, volunteers, and event participants. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others. Living Resources is the…
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,…
This survey course will explore the world of art using various mediums. Mediums may include: drawing, painting, collage, digital photography, crafting. Students will investigate art in their world, in fashion…
This course explores first-hand what it means to be part of a TV-News channel video production team, focusing on the responsibilities of a camera-operator, video editor, video producer, and other…
Students will use nature and the jewelry arts of primitive cultures as visual inspiration to create original beads. Students will sketch their designs on graph paper that represent finished pieces.…
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.
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.