Colleges
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institutions of higher learning call Dutchess home. Take advantage
of theater & music offerings, art exhibits, sporting & special
events. Each college is situated on a scenic campus. Also be sure to read more about the fine arts and cultural centers located in Dutchess County. |
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Bard College Description: Liberal arts college founded in 1860, Bard occupies a 600-acre campus overlooking the Hudson River and offers degrees in more than 40 academic programs in four divisions: Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies. Bard is also home to the Bard Conservatory of Music, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. Bard's Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry, presents a variety of opera, music, drama, and dance performances, special events, conferences, lectures, and other public presentations. Center for Curatorial Studies presents exhibitions of contemporary art. Levy Economics Institute hosts conferences and lectures on economic and policy issues. Location: Rt. 9G, Annandale-on-Hudson. Contact: 845/758-6822 URL: Bard.edu Codes: G, T, H |
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Culinary Institute of America Description: Bachelor's and associate degree programs for careers in the culinary arts, baking and pastry arts. 2,900 students. 800/285-4627. Adult education courses for food enthusiasts all year and continuing education programs for foodservice professionals. 800/888-7850. Five award-winning, student-staffed restaurants, public tours. 471-6608 for reservations. Location: Rt. 9, Hyde Park. Contact: 845/452-9600, 845/471-6608 for reservations or online at ciachef.edu/restaurants. URL: CIAChef.edu Codes: A, G,R, T, H |
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Community College Description: Serves over 25,000 local residents each year through credit and credit-free classes and training for business and industry. Features 65 academic programs, an art gallery, a theatre, and numerous cultural activities open to the public presented on campus throughout the year. Main campus on 130 acres in the Town of Poughkeepsie with an extension site on Myers Corners Road in Wappingers Falls. Location: 53 Pendell Rd., Poughkeepsie. Contact: 845/431-8000 URL: SUNYDutchess.edu Codes: A, G, T, H |
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| Marist
College Description: Liberal arts college on the Hudson River. 4,400 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students; offers professional training to business, government and nonprofit organizations. Marist Art Gallery showcases Hudson Valley artists. Musicals, plays and lectures in the Nelly Goletti Theatre. Lowell Thomas Communications Center exhibits personal effects of the late broadcaster. Men's and women's NCAA Division I athletic contests on site as well as crew races on the Hudson River. Longview Park overlooks a scenic stretch of the Hudson River along the Marist waterfront. Location: Rt. 9, Poughkeepsie. Contact: 845/575-3174 URL: Marist.edu Codes: A, G, T, H |
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| Vassar
College Description: Celebrating in 2011 the sesquicentennial of its founding, this leading co-ed liberal arts college was founded by brewer/philanthropist Matthew Vassar in 1861. Thousand acre campus includes renowned architecture, 200 species of trees, two lakes, Shakespeare Garden, ecological preserve, and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Free walking tours in spring and fall. Facilities and offerings include Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Class of 1951 Observatory, Skinner Hall of Music, Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Fergusson Dance Theater, Palmer Gallery, Vassar Golf Course, and Powerhouse Theater season. Meeting facilities and catering services available at campus Alumnae House. Location: 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. Contact: 845/437-5370 URL: Vassar.edu Codes: A, T, H, G, F |
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