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Excelsior College

7 Columbia Circle,
Albany, NY, 12203-5159
Telephone: 888-647-2388
E-mail: admissions@excelsior.edu
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Excelsior College helps busy working adults earn the degrees they need with flexible distance education programs.

The College, formerly Regents College, was founded in 1971 on the fundamental philosophy that what you know is more important than where or how you learned it. We recognize that adult learners can attain college-level knowledge in many ways. Our name, which means "Ever Upward," depicts how, with over 100,000 graduates, we propel students just like you toward their goals.

A World Leader in Distance Education

As a world leader in distance education, we apply the college credit you have already earned to a respected degree in Liberal Arts, Business, Technology or Nursing -- giving you the best start toward degree completion. As an Excelsior College student, you will advance with a customized degree completion plan and choose from among many credit-earning options:

  • Distance courses from Excelsior College and other regionally accredited institutions
  • Traditional courses at a campus near you
  • For-credit exams including Excelsior College Examinations
  • Portfolio Assessment, which gauges credit earned through work, community or volunteer experiences

Our graduates advance ever upward to graduate schools and better jobs in business, government, and health care. Find out how close you already are to the degree you need and how far you can go with Excelsior College!

Ways to Earn Credit

When you enroll, your team of Academic Advisors will evaluate the credit you have already earned from among the following credit sources. Based on that evaluation, they will work with you to develop a personalized degree completion plan. You will choose the courses and for-credit exams that best fit your degree program, learning style, budget, and schedule.

Excelsior College Courses

Go to Excelsior College Courses and view the array of distance courses in liberal arts, criminal justice, business, information technology, other technology, portfolio assessment, and nursing. Courses are offered in three formats: WebCT ( a "virtual classroom"), Web-based, where you work at your own pace within the course term, and instructor-led CD-ROM. We also offer a Course Tuition Plan to help you budget.

Excelsior College Examinations

Earn credit in your own space, at your own pace with Excelsior College Examinations. Choose from over 40 exams in the arts and sciences, business, education, and nursing, at both the upper and lower levels, prepare with valuable learning resources, and test when you're ready at convenient locations. Or choose from other approved exam programs such as CLEP, DANTES and more, including certain IT vendor certification exams!

Other Distance Courses

Tap into our DistanceLearn? database to choose from thousands of distance offerings from regionally accredited colleges and universities.

Traditional College Courses

Earn college-level credit in certain subjects at a campus near home or work if you wish.

Credit for Training

Make the most of training completed through the military, criminal justice programs, and other job settings when the training has been approved by the American Council on Education (ACE), National PONSI, Excelsior College, or another regionally accredited college or university.

Portfolio-Based Assessment

In the Portfolio-Based Assessment program, faculty will assess your prior degree-related, college-level learning acquired from considerable life/career experience ? specifically, students who have been in their field for years, have the experience and credentials, and would like to have that knowledge evaluated for course credit at Excelsior College.

In order to submit this portfolio, you must participate in Excelsior College's Portfolio Development course, which helps you work through the process of developing a resume, filling out the required documents, and packaging it all together for submission to the faculty for evaluation. This course, CCS 201: Introduction to Prior Learning and Portfolio Development, is offered online through WebCT.

Degree Programs

School of Business & Technology

  • Associate Degrees in Business
  • Bachelor's Degrees in Business
  • Associate Degrees in Technology
  • Bachelor's Degrees in Technology
  • Master of Business Administration

School of Liberal Arts

  • Associate Degrees in Liberal Arts
  • Bachelor's Degrees in Liberal Arts
  • Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

School of Nursing

  • Associate Degrees in Nursing
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
  • Master of Science in nursing (Clinical Systems Management) Degree
  • RN to MS Option of the Master of Science in nursing Degree

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Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Worldview: Secular
Added: February 09, 2006
Last updated: January 14, 2008