The Sage Colleges
Sage is a small university that takes advantage of its location with many educational, commercial, cultural, governmental, and health care partners nearby. Students study a wide variety of subjects often creating degrees tailored to their interests
Sage is a community of scholars committed to empowering students:
- To Be: To provide the individual student with the opportunity and means to develop and advance personally and professionally, and thus to be successful in achieving life goals;
- To Know: To contribute to the larger society a group of diverse, thoughtful and competent citizen-leaders who continue to be engaged in the pursuit of lifelong learning; and
- To Do: To translate learning into action and application, recognizing the obligation of educated persons to lead and to serve their communities.
Interdisciplinary academics, community engagement, international exposure, and artistic and athletic endeavors are among the pillars of the educational experience at The Sage Colleges. Sage enrolls more than 3,000 students in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs at the coeducational undergraduate Sage College of Albany in Albany, NY, the undergraduate Russell Sage College for women in Troy, NY, and the graduate-level School of Education, School of Health Sciences and School of Management, with programs on both campuses.
Interdisciplinary academic programs capitalize on the range of expertise of Sage faculty and build nimble thinkers who adapt quickly in a changing job market. Regardless of students' majors, they study a cross-section of subjects, because, as Sarolta Takács, Dean of Sage College of Albany (pictured leading the group discussion), states, "The world is interdisciplinary. Nobody can afford to do just one thing anymore."
Community engagement Sage students balance classroom lessons with community engagement, via extracurricular service projects, academic service learning, work-study positions in local non-profits and more. Such community partnerships create additional learning opportunities, build bonds among classmates while extending students' professional networks and bring students' fresh perspectives to bear on diverse challenges in our communities.
Internationalism Extensive study abroad options, a vibrant community of international students, and academic and co-curricular programming that celebrates global diversity enhance formal partnerships with the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, Mahidol University in Thailand and the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women and integrate global and cultural awareness into life at Sage.
The Arts Academic inquiry and artistic expression find synergy at Sage. Performances and exhibits are often linked thematically to the curriculum, creating a culturally-rich learning experience for all students – aspiring arts practitioners and emerging arts patrons alike. Sage's arts resources enrich campus and the community at large. The Theatre Institute at Sage provides arts-in-education programming to area youth and The Opalka Gallery has attracted prestigious visual exhibitions to the area.
Centers of Inquiry Sage students have the added advantage of on-campus centers devoted to the in-depth exploration of significant topics. The centers include: the Academy for Character Education, The Council for Citizenship Education, the Sage-SIFT Alliance (Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade), the Helen M. Upton Center for Women's Studies, the Kathleen A. Donnelly Center for Undergraduate Research, and The Sage Climate Crisis Educational Center.
Athletics are an important part of the college experience for many students, and Sage has invested significantly in this area over the last several years. The Athletics Department now hosts 12 varsity teams and competes in the NCAA Division III Skyline Conference. The Recreation and Fitness Department sponsors intramural sports and maintains fitness facilities for students who prefer to compete at the club level or pursue fitness goals as individuals.
Engaged Students
A Sage education is characterized by a diversity of students studying a range of topics from diverse perspectives. The exchange and engagement insures not only a deep learning experience but a valuable learning process: students have enough in common that they can support each other and enough differences that they learn from each other.
- SERVICE LEARNING Sage has partnered with the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center and three other universities to create Project SLATE (Service Learning and Teacher Education), designed to teach future teachers how to use community service as a teaching and learning vehicle. As Sage President Susan Scrimshaw said, "Service-learning is one of the best ways for students to learn, and provides them with experience and preparation for a life as engaged citizens. It also provides our colleges with concrete ways to give back to our communities and to model good citizenship. At Sage, we urge our students to be engaged in our local and global communities; to be excellent in academics; and to hone skills relevant to the 21st century. Service-learning embodies all three of these elements; to be engaged, excellent and relevant." For service learning projects and activities, Project SLATE will draw on the resources of existing partnerships with diverse youth and family, early childhood, social service and community-based educational enrichment and advocacy organizations in the region.
- CROSS-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Sage has an “interprofessional” course offering between: Albany Medical College, Albany Law School, and Albany College of Pharmacy, where students and faculty collaborate on the topic "Dilemmas in Health Care." This is a unique example of improving teamwork among professions that work together and need to form partnerships during the academic journey, which will create productive, professional working relationships in their roles when they graduate.
- HANDS-ON, AT HOME and ABROAD We also have health science students working in a local Farmers’ Market, in Guatemala, and in Thailand helping spread information about health and wellness, as well as participating in collaborative research.
“GREEN MANAGEMENT” Our School of Management has an annual Social Responsibility Fair which hosts ecologically sound new products from local firms.
- MANAGEMENT SIMULATION Sage is the only management program in the Northeast to offer a new finance simulation to "season-up" students before they go to work for banks, brokerage firms or traders upon graduation. And for the past three years Sage has offered a cutting edge strategy simulation class to give students experience running a firm from all aspects of business - marketing, finance, operations management, and international and students get a macro “birds-eye view” of running a business as opposed to a "single-shot" sub-specialized view, which is the norm in most business classes.
Great Teaching
Sage students and faculty comment again and again on the centrality of close working relationships in the educational experience. From introductory courses to advanced and often individually-tailored study projects, this personalization and flexibility is apparent. As it becomes ever more apparent that a true blend of skills and knowledge will be key to success in the future, the Sage curriculum is designed to advance that. Just one example is an anthropology course this fall will be team taught by the college’s president and another professor. Its theme will intertwine with the major fall theater production, so students from the class and the production will interact, as will all members of the community who attend a performance. This shows a bit of the overlap and boundary-lessness of education at Sage.
Sage classes are small, which leads to highly-interactive and engaged learning. This supports some unconventional and stimulating options as faculty challenge students to go beyond read-memorize-and-repeat learning, instead emphasizing acquiring the fundamentals of course knowledge and using that to improvise in creative ways through group projects and individual research.
There are a growing number of living-learning houses where faculty members will mentor students in affinity group settings or themes, which vary. On the Troy campus Sage has introduced the Discovery Degree, a three year BA program that allows students to earn their degree a year sooner or to advance to a Sage graduate program if they chose. Many Sage students enter college expecting they will continue for a masters degree and they can plan their courses so they can “fast track” into a wide variety of advanced degree programs.
Vibrant Community
Sage is an institution IN and OF its community. Our students and faculty live, work, and play on-campus and in the community, and many “outsiders” come to participate in Sage events.
Sage is a magnet for cultural, educational, political, and pure entertainment events ranging from US Senate debates, performances at the Theatre Institute at Sage, to week-long colloquia pertaining to US history, festivals celebrating the Hudson River, numerous concerts and art exhibitions, poetry readings, distinguished lectures, and even rock bands and comedians.
Just off-campus in Albany are many other colleges and universities, with the amenities that accompany a big college town. The Troy campus is located in the Historic Brownstone district (site of a number of Hollywood productions) and our collegiate neighbor is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and together we give Troy its own collegiate atmosphere that complements the many small shops, restaurants, and galleries that surround campus.
In both Troy and Albany a vast array of opportunities exist to network, learn, play, and work since the area is home to a number of major museums, teaching hospitals, the New York State capital, community service organizations, and some of the largest international corporations – in finance, manufacturing, research, and consulting – have branches here, as do dozens of “incubator” start-ups, including one located on the Troy campus!
Successful Outcomes
In addition to the ways the academic experience blends theory and practice, analysis and written and oral communication skills essential to life after college, Sage has a number of other ways students prepare for post-graduate life, in work or graduate school, and as contributing members of their communities.
Sage’s Community Work Study program combines education, community involvement AND job placement. This is a unique initiative that pays students to work in local non-profits at no cost to participating organizations. Last year, Sage had 73 students working at 30+ local non-profit organizations. These experiences, by design, are very similar to Internship experiences, as students need to complete "internship-like, project based" responsibilities... the big difference is that the student gets paid, but at no expense to the employer. By the end of the academic year, Sage students logged over 10,000 (free) hours at local non-profits through this program. These students gained very marketable skills and credentials in the process: great example of valuable community involvement that supports our 98% job placement rate!
Of course, in addition to this program, Sage takes advantage of all the networking resources of our region. Employers come to campus and our students can easily go on-site for internships and to interview, without having to go far away. Our Career Planning Office works with students as early as their first year to help them think about the skills needed to explore ways they weave their studies into post-graduate plans and then develop ways to present themselves to graduate schools and employers. The quality of our students and this careful preparation are reflected in Sage’s consistent 97-98% placement rate.
Total Enrollment: 3,000
Russell Sage College: 770 Undergraduates, including those in accelerated bachelor's/master's programs. [all female, except 6 men in theatre]
Sage College of Albany: 900 Undergraduates, including those in accelerated bachelor's/master's programs. [44% male : 56% female]
The Sage Graduate Schools: 400 Full-time; 800 Part-time. [17% male : 83% female]
Student/Faculty Ratio: 12:1
Average Class Size: 18 Students
Diversity: 15% minority enrollment;
Faculty: 160 full-time faculty members;
Employees: 428
Athletics: NCAA Division III Skyline Conference men's teams: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, volleyball and tennis; women's teams: basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball
Alumni: There are more than 34,759 graduates of The Sage Colleges
Accreditations: Sage's programs meet or exceed state, national and professional standards.
Location: In New York’s Capital District, 150 miles north of New York City and west of Boston; 220 miles south of Montreal; 300 miles east of Buffalo
Campuses: Two campuses, on each side of the Hudson River, in Troy there are 40 buildings on a 15-acre campus of historic buildings and quaint courtyards. In Albany there are 14 buildings on a 15-acre campus in the University Heights neighborhood (also home to Albany Law, Medical, and Pharmacy Schools).
Academic Programs
Applied Behavior Analysis & Autism [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Applied Biology [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Art: Fine Arts [ B.F.A. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Art: Graphic Design [ B.F.A. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Art: Interior Design [ B.F.A. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Biochemistry [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Biology [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Business Administration [ M.B.A. ] at School of Management
Business Administration [ B.B.A. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Business Administration [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Chemistry [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Chemistry-M.B.A. Accelerated Program [ B.S. - M.B.A ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Childhood / Literacy Education [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Childhood / Special Education [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Childhood Education [ M.S.E. ] at School of Education
Childhood Education [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Clinical Biology [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Community Health Education [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Community Psychology [ M.A. ] at School of Health Sciences
Computer Information Systems [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Computer Information Systems [ B.S. ] at Sage After Work (completer programs)
Counseling & Community Psychology [ M.A. ] at School of Health Sciences
Creative Arts Therapy [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Creative Studies [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Educational Leadership [ Ed.D. ] at School of Education
English [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Environmental Studies [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Forensic Mental Health [ M.S. ] at School of Health Sciences
Forensic Science [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Health Sciences [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Health Services Administration [ M.S. ] at School of Management
History [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Interdisciplinary Studies [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Interdisciplinary Studies [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Law and Society [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Law: Accelerated B.A./J.D. Program [ B.A./J.D. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Law: Accelerated B.A./J.D. Program [ B.A./J.D. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Literacy / Special Education [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Literacy Education - Adolescent [ M.S.E. ] at School of Education
Literacy Education - Childhood [ M.S.E. ] at School of Education
Master of Arts in Teaching - Art (K-12) [ M.A.T. ] at School of Education
Master of Arts in Teaching - Biology [ M.A.T. ] at School of Education
Master of Arts in Teaching - English [ M.A.T. ] at School of Education
Master of Arts in Teaching - Math [ M.A.T. ] at School of Education
Master of Arts in Teaching - Social Studies [ M.A.T. ] at School of Education
Mathematics [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Mathematics + Engineering: 5 Year BA/BS with RPI [ B.A./B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Musical Theatre [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Nursing [ D.N.S. ] at School of Health Sciences
Nursing [ M.S. ] at School of Health Sciences
Nursing [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Nutrition Science [ B.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Nutrition: Applied Nutrition [ M.S. ] at School of Health Sciences
Nutrition: Dietetic Internship [ Certificate ] at School of Health Sciences
Nutrition: Post-Baccalaureate in Nutrition Science [ Certificate ] at School of Health Sciences
Occupational Therapy [ M.S. ] at School of Health Sciences
Occupational Therapy: Accelerated 3+2 [ 3+2 M.S. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Organization Management [ M.S. ] at School of Management
Physical Education [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Physical Therapy [ D.P.T. ] at School of Health Sciences
Physical Therapy: Accelerated 3+3 [ 3+3 D.P.T. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Physical Therapy: Accelerated 3+3 [ 3+3 B.S. - D.P.T. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Physical Therapy: Accelerated 4+3 [ 4+3 D.P.T. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Physical Therapy: Accelerated 4+3 [ 4+3 D.P.T. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Political Science [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Post Master Nursing Certificates [ Certificate ] at School of Health Sciences
Pre-Law Studies [ ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Pre-Law Studies [ ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
Professional School Counseling [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Psychology [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Public Affairs and Public Policy [ B.S. ] at Sage College of Albany (undergrad, coeducational)
School Health Education [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Sociology [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Special Education [ M.S.E. ] at School of Education
Teaching Excellence (MTX) [ M.S. ] at School of Education
Teaching Excellence: Assessment & Planning [ Certificate ] at School of Education
Teaching Excellence: Literacy [ Certificate ] at School of Education
Teaching Excellence: Technology Integration [ Certificate ] at School of Education
Theatre [ B.A. ] at Russell Sage College (undergrad, women)
Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy [ D.P.T. ] at School of Health Sciences
Costs
2011-2012: Comprehensive tuition and fees: $28,000; room and meals: $10,600 - $11,500 (depending upon plan options).
The admission process at Sage is designed to assist as they strive to make the best decisions about what students are right for Sage and vice versa. The application forms and process (interviews or portfolio reviews) are designed to give students the best forum to present themselves AND learn about Sage.
We view admissions as a two-way street, a shared process with a common goal: finding the right college for all students and the right students for Sage.
Complete information on details and timelines can be found on the website www.sage.edu where you will also see an Apply Now icon. Sage offers a “self managed” application option that allows you to control the process and stay informed of your application status at all times. You may access that and create a confidential account through the Apply Now portal.
Sage adheres to the “holistic” review of candidates and seeks to assure that all students are evaluated based on the context of their opportunities, which you will discuss in the application. The courses you take and your grades are very important. Recommendations add depth to those numbers. Sage does not require standardized tests (like SAT or ACT). The Sage staff want to get to know your interests, accomplishments, and goals, and the application is designed to allow you to present that too.
If there is additional information that is NOT asked for that you feel will help the staff get to know you, Sage is happy to receive supplementary materials (DVDs, recordings, press clippings, PowerPoints, etc) as well.
Most students enter beginning in the fall term but Sage also has January entry.
Students may apply as freshmen or transfers, depending on their level of education. Staff can assist with credit evaluation and advise on the best way to apply if you have questions.
International students are a growing presence at Sage and anyone with questions regarding this process for non-citizens should contact Sage too if guidance is needed.
Financial Aid:
It is Sage’s policy “to make a private college education affordable” and sees its role as partnering with families to make this a reality. Sage makes a significant investment in financial aid, just as families make significant investments in educational opportunities.
Over 90% of Sage students receive financial aid from Sage, state and federal government grants. Last year the average was $23,483. Many students also receive Merit Scholarships from Sage that can range from $5000 to $15,000 per year based upon academic qualifications. Students are also offered Self Help (loan and work) which varies but averages in the $8,000 range. More family-specific information can be found on Sage’s website using our Net Price Calculator.
Russell Sage College
65 1st Street
Troy, NY
(518) 244-2217
Sage College of Albany
140 New Scotland Ave.
Albany, NY 12208
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