Excelsior
College is a private college in Albany,
New York. The college offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and
comprises three schools: the School of Undergraduate Studies, the School of
Graduate Studies, and the School of Nursing. It serves mostly non-traditional,
adult working students through their online programs.
Excelsior
College has more than 36,000 students enrolled in a wide variety of
undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
History
Excelsior College was founded in 1971 by the New York State Board of
Regents as
its external
degree program,
known as The
Regents External Degree Program (REX). The initial development of the program was funded by
major grants from the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation. Known as Regents College from 1984 through 2000, it operated as a program of the
Board of Regents (which also served as its board of trustees). In April 1998,
the Board of Regents granted the school an absolute charter to operate as a
private, nonprofit, independent institution. On January 1, 2001, Regents
College, required to change its name under the terms of the separation, became
Excelsior College (Excelsior means "ever upward" in Latin; it is also the motto of
the State of
New York).
Accreditation
The college is regionally accredited by the Commission on Higher
Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Its nursing programs are accredited
by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN), formerly
known as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The School of
Nursing has twice been designated a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education
by the National
League for Nursing.
Its baccalaureate degree programs
in electrical
engineering technology
and nuclear
engineering technology
are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. The bachelor's degree
programs in accounting (NYS CPA Track) and business are accredited by the International Assembly for
Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program has been accepted into
full membership by the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs
(AGLSP).
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BUSINESS
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BUSINESS UNDERGRADUATE
§ AAS in Administrative and Management Studies
§ BPS in Business And Management
§ BS in Business
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BUSINESS
GRADUATE
§ MBA
§ MS in Management
§ BS in Business to MBA
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HEALTH
SCIENCES
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HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE
§ AS in Health Sciences
§ BS in Health Care Management
§ BS in Health Sciences
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HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATE
§ MS in Health Sciences
§ HEALTH SCIENCES DUAL DEGREES
§ BS in Health Care Management to MBA
§ BS in Health Sciences to MS in Health Sciences
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NURSING
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NURSING UNDERGRADUATE
§ AAS in Nursing
§ AS in Nursing
§ RN to BS in Nursing
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NURSING
GRADUATE
§ RN to MS in Nursing Education
§ RN to MS in Nursing Informatics
§ RN to MS in Nursing Leadership and Administration of Health Care Systems
§ MS in Nursing Education
§ MS in Nursing Informatics
§ MS in Nursing Leadership and Administration of Health Care System
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TECHNOLOGY
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TECHNOLOGY
UNDERGRADUATE
§ AAS in Technical Studies
§ BPS in Technology Management
§ BS in Cybersecurity
§ BS in Electrical Engineering Technology
§ BS in Information Technology
§ BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology
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TECHNOLOGY
GRADUATE
§ MS in Cybersecurity
§ TECHNOLOGY DUAL DEGREES
§ BS in IT to MBA
§ BS in IT to MS in Cybersecurity
§ BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology to MBA
