Mr. K's College Knowledge

General Information One of the stops on my college trip was also in Poughkeepsie, NY at Vassar College . As soon as I walked onto the campus, I knew I was at a college. It was an absolutely beautiful campus with tons of space and architecture that just screams college. Vassar College is a small liberal arts college with just under 2,500 undergraduate students. It was originally an all-women's college, but went coed in 1969. It is a liberal campus with students from all different backgrounds. Vassar was actually recently awarded 1 million dollars for being the most socially economically diverse college in the country. They devote over $60 million each year towards financial aid and the average financial aid package per student is $40,000. Any student that comes from a family that makes under $60,000 will be given financial aid packages that do not include loans. While walking the campus I was impressed with the immense diversity throughout the campus, which was great o see.  Academi

Last week, I visited 10 colleges and universities in Connecticut and New York. Over the next two weeks, I will discuss my thoughts on these schools, share valuable information, and post a few pictures from each school. The first school I want to share with you is Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, New York. Located only 2 hours north of New York City, it is situated on a beautiful 200 acre campus on the banks of the Hudson River. As soon as you pull off the main road onto their campus, you are struck by the beauty of their surroundings. Lately, Marist has put a lot of time and money into their campus and buildings, and it shows. Most of the buildings are a similar color of gray stone, all of the Division 1 sports fields are located throughout the campus, and their center of school is a gorgeous lawn on a small hill facing the Hudson River. General Information Marist College has just under 4,800 students, which is a really nice size, and boasts a 16:1 student to faculty rati

Seton Hall University is a medium-sized school of just under 6,000 students in South Orange, NJ. It is a Catholic university with terrific majors in nursing, business, engineering, and much more. In January, Seton Hall began its quest to add even more to their school, by signing a memorandum of understanding with Hackensack University Health Network to form a new, four-year school of medicine. If all goes well, when this is finalized, this partnership will establish the only private medical school in the state of New Jersey. The location on this campus will be in Nutley and Clifton at a state-of-the-art biomedical facility. In an email sent from Seton Hall's President, Dr, Gabriel Esteban, he estimates that by 2020, there will be a shortage of 2,500 physicians in the Garden State. He goes on to state that "HackensackUHN and Seton Hall's joint venture to create a premier academic institution will help combat the physician shortage by providing key educational, research, a

Hey Everyone, Please enjoy this article from the New York Times, entitled, "The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much" It is an interesting read about the continuing increase in tuition. Please click the link above to access the article. Enjoy! -Joseph D. Korfmacher