Great University!…read more This is a beautiful campus with very modern arts and science buildings and departments. Great Danes sports have great rankings in football, track, lacrosse. The University at Albany is renowned as a center of learning. This is my 1776th Yelp review - in this year America declared its Independence from Great Britain! God Bless America! Go Danes.

I make a couple of annual visits to the suny campus either to pick up a friend from a bus stop or a…read moreguest speaker for a colleague at work who teaches at UALBANY. They have one of the best campus in the capital district. I did take classes here over a decade ago and had one of the best experiences. The college was voted as America's best part school . You want to witness this, just stop by on st. Patrick's day when the students get drunk and start flipping over parked cars!! A great place to go to college and enjoy college life.

RPI We went to visit this university and did a tour. It was…read moreearly April and it snowed lightly the day we were there. It's a pretty campus with red brick buildings. We were really impressed by the students and staff. The students we met seemed happy to be there. The faculty seems to care about the students along with their success and well-being. That's the impression I got. The campus is small and walkable. Lots of kids walking around or hanging out together.

Great institution right in the middle of Troy. Loads to do around the school and tons of activities…read moreon campus.

I was waiting to do this review in the end. But it's about time. I had a really good experience…read more It's a little bit confusing in the beginning but your counselor will help you figure it out. I might have to come back to edit this review or add more details. I had the best counselor Ash***, Eliz**** and Jenn. Best people to work with. I have an international background, they really helped me 360*, I mean the admin people go above and beyond to make things possible for you, to succeed. I have had the best experience here. The teachers are the best as well. This is not even exaggeration because I had classes with them. They help you in most flexible way possible. Most of them are charges nurses and providers and doctors. This is an awesome school. Might be over charging a bit, but if you get the aid then what else matters. They will enable you to get your certification and earn more money anyways. I really had done the whole math on it. This is one of the best options around. Went to the Albany campus. Saw the ad on Facebook, filled out my info and got the email the next day to come in and take the TEAS for nursing. They are quick with everything. They are available Saturday n Sunday, no playing games. You do have to put in the work though. They have strict policies and they do follow it to the bone, especially with nursing. I respect the teachers and it shows. Some students don't respect the teachers and they were ready to yell at the teachers and admin. To each its own. As a student, you do have to put in the work and show up for the classes , there is no shortcut to school and if you think you can turn them around and not do the work, it might not end up good for you.

I don't know where to begin. At first I thought wow this could be really worth it, and as time went…read moreon I started to notice staff quitting, student needs not being met, no clear communication, inadequate teaching, and plenty more. Even with one place refusing to continue the relationship for clinicals and the school scrambling to find another. They try to drag out student courses even though they claim to be "accelerated". You take 2 classes every 8 weeks and no summer breaks like a normal 2 year college. If your looking to get a degree as an MA or LPN, I would 100% recommend you search other schools out. I would have given this place a 0 star rating but I am not allowed.

I'm less than impressed with the post-bacc premed program- mostly because the advisor is less than…read moreimpressive. The school may be good, but instead I find it overpriced, less than forthcoming with information to learn, and the advisor did little to make me feel like I should be in attendance at her prestigious school. Needless to say I took my money back to a cheaper school where I felt I was getting an education and better advisement.

I am currently attending the Sage College of Albany's graphic design program, and I am pretty…read morepleased so far. Class sizes are small, teacher's actually get to know their students. While I have had issues with certain adjuncts, all in all I am very happy with the program. The only things Sage's graphic design program is missing is David Grey. His departure to a different school out west was crushing to say the least.

Where do I begin? At first this school was apart of SUNY Albany and now it is trying to be its own…read moreSUNY Polytechnic Institute. It's very confusing and it's filled with administrative BS-ing. So much paperwork. Sometimes the account login, wifi, a lot of technicality is in flux because of this transition phase. Who do you go to report a problem? "Go to this person" "No go to that person b/c of the transition" "Oh that person doesn't work here anymore" etc. Just transition already! Also it's filled with so many different companies and people which I am not complaining about. But there are certain buildings and places that you can't go without the SUNY ID, which again is muddled with the transition so it is hard to access a room which was once your classroom to a room that is now controlled and operated by another tech company. So stupid. Also the degree is way too specialized and hard that it is almost impossible to get out of the engineering. Maybe you can intern at one of the partner companies, but it is very hard to move onto another grad program like MBA or medicine because the bachelors in nanotechnology was way too specialized and hard to complement another profession. So it forces students to do another bachelors!

Yes, this is a part of U Albany, but its also a business, where many different people work and many…read moredifferent companies are housed. Including IBM, Sematech, AMAT, TEL, and others still. A good industry to be working in, Semiconductors is a great and growing field. If you are looking for work, you can apply here with CNSE or any of the companies I listed previously.

Hudson Valley Community College gets a bad reputation for the lack of education most people receive…read morefrom the school. Let's be realistic here, YOU are responsible for your education. It's your job to research out the Teacher's for the classes you'll be taking and challenge yourself. There are a ton of great Professors on Campus and their Office Hours are always more than accommodating especially since you can just e-mail them as well. Each semester I check RateMyProfessor.com to see which teachers for my classes will help me expand my knowledge and gain better understanding of the subject. If people stopped picking easy classes, they might find that HVCC is a pretty good school. For incoming students, GO to the Orientation, it's so helpful and it's free. You get a chance to check out everything at the school and you get free stuff from the college for your Freshman Semester from USB Drives to free t-shirts! For the price of tuition, the amenities, activities, discounted tickets, trips, clubs, fairs and all other student activities offered, this is a pretty great school. I'm planning on transferring to SUNY Albany after I've finished my A.S.S. here and I think attending this school has been a great decision and a HUGE money saver.

The college professors are OK but the financial aid office is a mess , they kept telling me I owe a…read morebalance from last semester in fall come to find out I don't owe any balance plus they take forever to disperse your loan refunds or any type of refund . when emailing or calling you get a different excuse or a different story I've gotten attitude. It is not good at the financial aid office beware. I've also talked to other students and they said the same thing that that amounts do not add up on wired..

Exclesior is a game-changer for working professionals to earn meaningful degrees. Thank you…read moreExclesior!

Excelsior is a money-making scam that sets the students up for failure. Staff does not have your…read moreback or want to help with any concerns to ensure your success. Instead they respond with, "oh well, too bad. Don't worry about it, it's not that much of your grade" response I am almost done with the nursing program and am inquiring with other schools about transferring. Terrible, terrible school!