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Making a Mark on History
The history of proprietary (1886) are still operating The Image is courtesy of
colleges in New York is rooted successfully. Many other Plaza College. Plaza College,
in tradition and providing proprietary institutions were one of APCs earliest
a quality education, which established in the first half members, held their 100th
dates back to the middle of the 20th century; The Commencement on Sun.,
1800s. Six of our 12 members College of Westchester was June 25 at the Kupferberg
were founded more than 100 founded in 1915, Plaza College Center for the Arts, Flushing.
years ago. Bryant & Stratton (1916), Berkeley College (1931), 2,013 attendees were present,
College, founded in 1854, and Monroe College (1935) and including 290 graduates.
Jamestown Business College LIM College (1939).
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Island Drafting & Technical Institute
Celebrates its 60th Commencement Ceremony
More than 250 graduates, blueprints and work with of all industries on Long
guests and staff gathered on architects and engineers for Island. In 1997, IDTI became
Thursday, May 11 to celebrate Republic Aviation, IDTI was an accredited college and
Island Drafting & Technical established by Joseph P. Di authorized to offer associate
Institutes Class of 2017. Liberto to serve Nassau and degree programs. The college
Suffolk counties. ranked 12th in the Forbes
This years commencement 2017 edition of Top 30 Two-
marked Island Drafting & Over the years, the institute Year Trade Schools: Colleges
Technical Institutes (IDTI) has expanded and now offers that Fight the Nations Skills
60th anniversary. Born out classes beyond drafting, Gap.
of a need for local employees reflecting a broader focus
who could draft technical on the technical needs
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We can promote conversation, ability to appeal to sensations,
and through our art leave a even instincts, shared by all
door open since we and our humans. To be universally
audience dont always have understandable is to have the
the answers. potential of bringing diverse
people together, undivided by
Addressing the students, different languages or degree
Gloria Steinem implored of education, she said.
them to realize their power as
visual artists, namely, in their
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The College of Westchester Celebrates its
101st Commencement
Three hundred and fifty-
five graduates shared
their excitement and the
importance of their academic
accomplishments with fellow
classmates, family and friends
as they took part in The
College of Westchesters 101st
commencement ceremony.
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Five Towns College Honors Graduates at
43rd Annual Commencement
Five Towns College conferred professor, gave to her after
133 degrees at its 43rd graduating high school:
commencement ceremony, Just get yourself organized Number of
held on Saturday, May 20th at and do it. She elaborates on
Half Hollow Hills High School the theme of seizing every
Five Towns
East in Dix Hills, NY. opportunity at success by College Degrees:
telling the recent graduates, 133
Commencement speaker When I say do it, it doesnt
Diana J. Cherryholmes, film mean waiting for your turn. It
and cultural affairs director means you have control when 7 associate
for Suffolk County, reflects that turn will happen because
on and shares the words of you are in charge.
degrees
wisdom that her father, a
119 bachelors
degrees
6 masters
degrees
1 doctorate
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President of Hudsons Bay and Lord & Taylor,
Liz Rodbell, Gives Keynote Address at LIM
Colleges 78th Commencement
More than 500 students were
presented with masters,
bachelors and associate
degrees on May 25 at Carnegie
Hall in Manhattan. The Class
of 2017 is the largest in the
colleges history.
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More Than 1,000 Students Participate in
Bryant & Stratton College Commencement
Ceremonies at Campuses Across New York
This year marked the 160th coursework in May 2015. Now working. Considered one of
graduation season for Bryant that they have graduated, the fastest growing careers,
& Stratton College. More than students will be qualified to OTAs are ranked as the top
1,000 students participated in take the national certification healthcare support job in
commencement ceremonies exam, making them eligible 2016 by U.S. News & World
across the state, in Albany, for licensure to practice in Report. Whats more, demand
Syracuse, Rochester and New York and all other states. for OTAs is expected to grow
Western New York. by 40 percent over the next
OTAs help patients develop, decade, due in large part to an
The Class of 2017 included recover, and improve the skills aging population.
Bryant & Stratton needed for daily living and
Colleges inaugural class
of Occupational Therapy
Assistants, with the Syracuse
and Rochester campuses
conferring 37 Occupational
Therapy Assistant (OTA)
associate degrees.
The inaugural class of Bryant & Stratton Celebrates its Inaugural Class of Occupational
students began their academic Therapy Assistants
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Meet Katelyn Camp, Elmira Business Institute
Class of 2017
Katelyn Camp, a single mother me to attend college three
of three, knew she wanted semesters per year so I could
a career in the medical field; graduate sooner.
what she didnt know was
how to make it happen. Camp obtained her degree
within 16 months. Graduating
I knew going in that if I was sooner enables graduates to
going to go to college, I needed move ahead with the careers
to be all in, said Camp. I with lower student loan debt.
didnt want the traditional
breaks that many colleges
have. I couldnt afford them.
Elmira Business Institute (EBI)
fit my schedule and allowed
My course work and (From left) Katilyn Gall (Class of 2016) and her mother Sally
externship have been intense, Gall (Class of 2017) credit Elmira Business Institutes Externship
however I knew it was going program, included during the final semester, for providing them
to be worth it in the end, with an opportunity to gain practical experience in their field of
said Gall. I kept a positive study, making them immediately marketable.
attitude and am grateful to EBI
for guiding me through this
process.
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Jamestown Business Colleges 131st
Commencement Ceremony
Jamestown Business College market primarily sells organic, and educating the community
(JBC) celebrated its 131st vegan and gluten-free foods. on the benefits of knowing
annual commencement where your food comes from.
ceremony at the First She receives her products
Lutheran Church in from local farmers, so all of I love that I can give back to
Jamestown on Saturday, the goods are community my community through my
June 3. One hundred and based. business and I really enjoy the
two students graduated 15 personal attention Im able to
earned bachelors degrees, and Ayers was inspired to open give to my customers.
87 received associate degrees. her own business because of
Business Administration/ her passion for organic food
Marketing and Management
graduate, Morgan Ayers, has
taken what she learned at
JBC to the real world, having
recently purchased MOrganic
Market in Allegany. The
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