A great school! All 4 of my children graduated from this school. They each had great teachers and…read moregreat experiences. I would recommend this private school to anyone who is fed up with public school education.

My two girls have both gone here and it's been an amazing experience with both. The community is so…read moresupportive and they each learned and grew so much. It was important to me that they were in a Montessori classroom and that they were able to start learning a second language while they were really young. This was the only school I could find that provided both of these things. I'm so grateful it also had such great teachers and such a supportive community.

My daughter was here from 5 months until 21 months when we moved out of town. The teachers are…read morecaring and aware, the director of infant/toddler is phenomenally involved, and I don't have a bad thing to say. Great staff, big rooms with natural light, a playground (multiple) out back, CONCOURSE ACCESS for indoor walks and travel to the NYS museum (not like there's ever a need for an indoor walk in Albany), outside twice a day as toddlers, outside every day as babies, they use the parks near them and enjoy picnics in Washington Park or the sprinklers in Lincoln Park....I always felt safe and comfortable with her at CP, and when I picked her up she would often be very busy playing, even at the end of the day. No teachers on phones taking pictures of kids to text to parents. No screens, no swings, no bouncers. They have their methods and they involve really respecting the kids.

BACC is a wonderful place for kids of all ages. My son has attended the afterschool program for…read moremany years. Right now he goes to the Community Center and prior to that to the Gordon Creek site. Wendy is fantastic, she is very sensitive to each individual child's needs and wants. Chris Grubb is very accommodating and responsive to requests or to answer questions. He oversees the entire program, keeping in compliance and maintaining a safe environment for the children . He is particularly wonderful with the kids. There are always fun activities going on that the kids can choose from. The beautiful big gym with the new floor is great for the kids to exercise in when it is too cold to go outside to the playground at the center or around the corner at the Malta Ave school. The staff is medication certified which is also a great asset for children, like my son, who need routine medications. BACC is close to downtown so on special occasions or "adventure days" Chris and the staff organize walking trips for ice cream or pizza. I can't say enough good about the program. It is a true asset to the community.

This is an amazing pre school. Ms. Harris is a very caring, competent teacher. My children were…read moremoree than ready for kindergarten when they got out.

SUNY Schenectady HCAT program is there to lead us students in the correct direction for success…read more From the President Mooney, Dean Drough, Chef Staments, Chef House of Payne, Chef Cerrone, Chef Withey, Chef Hatalsky, Chef Travers, Professor Larkin, Professor Otis, Professor Waldie, Professor Golding, TA FLOYD, Chef Krebs and the Lab Techs who all tirelessly push us to excellence with each teaching complementing each other bringing balance and reachable progressions to achieve our goals. Gracias from grateful students!!!!!

My first review was made after I had online only classes, my last semester I had the unfortunate…read moreexperience of being on campus and meeting the administrators. Expect random employees to give you the cold shoulder if you present as LGBT, others will openly share homophobic viewpoints, when reported there will be no actions taken. The Chair of the Board, who is also director of admissions at Union, glared at every student who wore traditional Muslim clothing at graduation while she assisted with handing out diplomas, it's clearly visible in video from the 2024 graduation. I'm not sure how someone with openly bigoted religious views got appointed to the board but my guess is campaign contributions had a lot to do with it. This person was also verbally hostile and went out of her way to make students feel uncomfortable at the public event I attended with her. If you have options to attend another school I'd suggest taking them. I would say the teachers are wonderful which is why I enjoyed the online classes, but they are overworked and underfunded which again points to poor administration. The fish rots from the head and SUNY Schenectady stinks.

The staff here were pleasant, kind and helpful. We came for a Saturday night light show in the…read moreplanetarium. About 45 minutes long, a good time you can't beat it. A few jokes from the ticket-taker as well. Tip: try and grab the seats toward the back, to keep your neck more comfortable. We arrived ~15 minutes before start time and were able to peruse around the different displays and interactive exhibits. A place for all ages. This was a nice indoor activity to get out of the house and not be in the frigid cold.

Visited the planetarium to see James Hood's "Beautifica" on date night, the event itself was a…read morewonderful visual meditative experience! The building itself could definitely use some updating (the bathroom is kind of falling apart). The staff were super friendly! True to brand we showed up late and the show had already started, but staff were kind enough to sneak us into our seats without disrupting everyone else's experience. I look forward to going back here to see the rest of the museum!

I'm a hair bit biased as I am a Union alumnus. A few things you have to look forward to at Union…read moreCollege: - Knowing 1/2 your graduating class by name and recognizing the other 1/2. - Several naked Nott runs. - Painting the "Idol." - Spending absurd numbers of hours in the library writing your thesis and studying for classes. - Making fun of the Minerva houses. - Imbibing in several beers at the fraternity houses. - Knowing your Professors on a personal level - Horrifying digestive issues from West dining. - Avoiding contact with Schenect-"doids." - Hibernating for the entire winter term to avoid the terribly cold weather. Most of the programs at Union are quite challenging from an academic standpoint. The Professors that teach at Union are all highly-qualified. I can think of only maybe one Professor that was not very good in my four years at Union. The students at Union know how to work hard and play hard. Now that SATs are optional, I'm not sure about the caliber of students that are applying to Union any longer, but the number of applicants has shot up. Union's campus is pristine. Quite picturesque during the summer, but brutally cold in the winter. There was a two week period while I was there my freshman year where the temperatures were sub -20 with the windchill. Because of it's small size, it's easy to get involved on clubs. Union always has campus activities going on. My biggest gripe is regarding the Greek system. Union is the "Mother" of fraternities. The first collegiate Fraternity ever- was founded at Union College back in the early 1800s. For over a hundred years, Union was close to 100% Greek. However, instead of embracing this unique bit of history, Union has begun a campaign against fraternities. Starting in the late 1950s, Union began forcing fraternities to live on campus. About 10 years ago, they started seizing the land that the fraternity houses lived on and forcing those fraternities to move into college owned housing (dorms). Unfortunately, these dorms are ill-equipped to handle a fraternity or sorority's needs and they have not been well-kept. Rather than despising the Greek system, Union should embrace it. A full-on overhaul of the Union Greek system is necessary and I'm not just talking about the housing. They need to hire someone who came from a school with a large Greek system, implement policy changes, and hold members of Greek organizations accountable.

Ridiculously old: founded in 1795. Ridiculously beautiful. Visited this private liberal arts…read morecollege last weekend for my boyfriend's 5-year reunion, and really enjoyed cruising around campus. It's very very small, the entire campus is centered around "the Nott" (attached photo) while a few buildings and several old beautiful houses circle it; the Admissions Center for example is a restored mansion, cool! Having gone to UT at Austin myself, the small size of the campus blew me away...and made me a bit jealous (I think the size of boyfriend's graduating class was the size of my Chemistry 101 class!) I'm wondering if the folks who attend here realize just how lucky they are. The few blocks surrounding the college are charming (Jay street for example), but Schenectady itself is pretty unsavory. Stick to campus.

This is the absolute best place to take a dance class - whether you've never taken a class before…read moreor have danced for a decade. They have "semester" long style classes and one time workshops. The teachers are amazing, everyone is so welcoming and kind, and the space is so fun.