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The colleges and universities of New York 's Capital District are a varied lot, consisting of four year and two year institutions, universities and community colleges, private and public institutions.
Colleges and universities [ edit ]
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Name
Type
City or town
Date est.
Additional information
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SUNY Adirondack
Community college
Queensbury
1961
Part of the State University of New York System
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Pharmacy school
Albany
1881
Part of Union University Shares joint campus of University Heights
Albany Law School [ 1]
Law school
Albany
1851
Part of Union University Shares joint campus of University Heights Oldest independent law school in the United States
Albany Medical College [ 2]
Medical school
Albany
1839
Part of Union University Shares joint campus of University Heights
Bryant & Stratton College
Proprietary college
Colonie
1854
Columbia-Greene Community College
Community college
Hudson
1966
Part of the State University of New York System
Empire State College
Public college
Saratoga Springs ,Latham ,Queensbury ,Schenectady ,Johnstown
1971
Part of the State University of New York System Administrative offices in Saratoga Springs, five Capital District locations
Excelsior College
Private college
Albany
1971
Until 1998 a public college under State University of New York System ; named Regents College from 1971 to 2001
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Community college
Johnstown
1963
Part of the State University of New York System
Hudson Valley Community College
Community college
Troy , North Greenbush
1953
Part of the State University of New York System
Graduate College of Union University
Graduate school
Schenectady
2003
Part of Union University
Maria College
Private college
Albany
1958
Four-year Catholic college
Mildred Elley
Private college
Albany
1917
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Private university
Troy
1824
Oldest technological university in the English-speaking world
Russell Sage College
Private college
Troy
1916
Part of The Sage Colleges
Sage College of Albany
Private college
Albany
1957
Part of The Sage Colleges Shares joint campus of University Heights
Sage Graduate School
Graduate school
Troy , Albany
1949
Part of The Sage Colleges
Schenectady County Community College
Community college
Schenectady
1967
Part of the State University of New York System
Siena College
Private college
Colonie
1937
Catholic college
Skidmore College
Private college
Saratoga Springs
1903
State University of New York at Cobleskill
Public university
Cobleskill
1916
Part of the State University of New York System
SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury
Public University
Queensbury
2005
Part of the State University of New York System.
Located on the campus of SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, New York, SUNY Plattsburgh serves approximately 350 full and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as graduate students in a certificate of advanced studies program.
SUNY Poly CNSE
Public university
Guilderland
2014
Part of the State University of New York System
Union College
Private university
Schenectady
1795
Part of Union University
University at Albany, State University of New York
Public university
Albany , Guilderland
1844
Part of the State University of New York System
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WRGB (6.1 CBS , 6.2 TBD , 6.3 Comet )
WTEN (10.1 ABC , 10.2 Cozi , 10.3 ANT , 10.4 Mystery )
WNYT (13.1 NBC , 13.2 MeTV , 13.3 Start , 13.4 Get )
WMHT (17.1 PBS , 17.2 Create , 17.3 World , 17.4 PBS Kids )
WXXA-TV (23.1 Fox , 23.2 Capital OTB TV, 23.3 Grit , 23.4 REW )
WCWN (45.1 CW , 45.2 Charge! , 45.4 Nest )
WNYA (51.1 MNTV , 51.2/.3 Catchy , 51.4 H&I )
WYPX-TV (55.1 Ion , 55.2 Bounce , 55.3 Court , 55.4 Laff , 55.5 Ion+ , 55.6 Scripps News , 55.7 JTV , 55.8 HSN , 55.9 QVC )
Low-power stations
WNCE-CD (8.1 YTA ; Glens Falls )
WYBN-LD (14.1 Buzzr , 14.2 Fun Roads, 14.3 This , 14.4 Retro , 14.5 Rev'n , 14.6 NOST , 14.7 Action , 14.8 NewsNet ; Cobleskill )
WNYT (DRT) 21 (NBC , Troy )
W21CP-D 21 (NBC , Gloversville , via WNYT )
WVBG-LD (25.1 Buzzr , 25.2 Fun Roads, 25.3 France24 , 25.4 Retro , 25.5 Rev'n , 25.6 CRTV , 25.7 Action , 25.8 NewsNet ; Greenwich )
WNYT (DRT) 28 (NBC , Glens Falls )
W28DA-D 28 (NBC , Pittsfield, MA , via WNYT )
W35DU-D 35 (NBC , Adams, MA , via WNYT )
WNGN-LD 38 / WNGX-LD 42 (Heartland ; Troy /Schenectady )
ATSC 3.0 digital Cable-only stations Defunct stations
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