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The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States. [4]
From this grew a system of seven senior colleges, four hybrid schools, six community colleges, as well as graduate schools and professional programs. CUNY was established in 1961 as the umbrella institution encompassing the municipal colleges and a new graduate school. [12] Over the years, the configuration of the institutions of CUNY has changed.
By 2011, nearly six of ten full-time undergraduates qualified for a tuition-free education at CUNY due in large measure to state, federal and CUNY financial aid programs. [44] CUNY's enrollment dipped after tuition was re-established, and there were further enrollment declines through the 1980s and into the 1990s. [45]
The Powell School serves as the CCNY hub for service-learning, a course-based, credit-bearing educational approach that links academic theory to concrete action.The pedagogy connects students, faculty and community partners through sustained relationships that build the capacity of those organizations, and gives students a practical perspective on classroom lessons as well as the opportunity ...
The CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Medicine) is the medical school of The City University of New York (CUNY). Founded in 2015 on The City College of New York (CCNY) campus, CUNY Medicine became the only public medical school in Manhattan and the first medical school to open in New York City since 1860.
The architecture program at City College, originally a part of the School of Engineering, moved from Goethals Hall to a former garage at 3300 Broadway in the 1960s. [1] After receiving NAAB accreditation in 1969, the school appointed its first dean, Bernard Spring, with cofounder Norval White as chair.
CUNY SPH is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). [3] [4] The Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) accredits the MS-EOHS program. CUNY SPH offers accredited master's and doctorate degrees, with specializations, and certificates. CUNY SPH offers the following graduate degrees: Master's Degree Programs
In October 2005, the former CCNY Engineering School became the Grove School of Engineering after Andrew Grove, an alumnus of the school and co-founder of the Intel Corporation, made the largest single donation that the CCNY had ever received. Grove’s donation of $26 million was used to fund research and equipment.