Albright College

Programs: Founded in 1856, albright college educates creative, curious students to become adaptable, global citizens who discover and reach their full potential. Offering both traditional and post-traditional programs, albright college encourages students to cross intellectual and cultural boundaries, and to tailor their own paths within a vibrant, active, and diverse campus community. A combination of close faculty mentorship, a flexible, adaptable curriculum, and real-world learning allows students to explore creative solutions, understand the world's increasing interconnectedness, and discover new ideas, new skills, and new outlooks. At its core, albright is a liberal arts college, developing in students the skills that employers seek most-the ability to adapt well to change, communicate effectively, think critically and analytically, interact constructively with others, and view problems from multiple perspectives. Graduates find that an albright education cultivates and hones the very tools they need for a lifetime of success, no matter what road they travel or how many turns it takes. In fact, the gallup organization suggests the opportunities that albright college offers more than double a student's chance for a vibrant personal and professional life. For the last 14 years, albright has been named one of the best schools in the northeast by the princeton review. Albright has a distinguished history of leadership in undergraduate science education, premedical study, and preparation for careers in health services, and has been recognized as one of the 25 best colleges in the nation for artistic students. The college is perennially named one of the nation's top private fashion merchandising schools. Nearly 65 percent of graduates exercised the creative options within albright's flexible curriculum and pursued a double major or major/minor combination. Over the past three years, 89 percent of graduates were gainfully employed within six months after graduation. Of those who were employed, 98 percent reported that they developed skills at albright that were valuable in their workplace. Additionally, 18 percent of the most recent graduating class went directly into graduate and professional schools. And albright's historically strong 85 percent placement rates into health profession schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary, and optometry continues. Albright's school of professional studies offers options for post-traditional learners seeking accelerated bachelor's degrees at various locations throughout pennsylvania. The school of professional studies also offers a master's degree in education and an online addiction studies minor and certificate program. The addiction studies program fulfills the educational requirements needed to become certified as an alcohol and drug counselor (cadc), or associate addiction counselor (aac) by the pennsylvania certification board. This past year, approximately 1,657 full-time students, representing 27 states and 14 countries, were enrolled in albright's traditional undergraduate program. Approximately 336 post-traditional students were enrolled in courses offered by the school of professional studies.