About The City College
The City College of New York is a small university within The City University of New York, offering a rich program of undergraduate and graduate study through its College of Liberal Arts and Science and the Professional Schools. The College of Liberal Arts and Science consists of the following:
Division of Humanities and the Arts
Division of Science
Division of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
The Professional Schools are the:
Spitzer School of Architecture
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership (formerly the Division of Social Science)
School of Education
Grove School of Engineering
CUNY School of Medicine
Founded in 1847 by a referendum of the people of New York City, City College’s mandate was to offer the best education possible to the children of the poor and working class, and to open to new immigrants the opportunities of America. The City College (CCNY) is the oldest college among the twenty-four public institutions that make up The City University of New York (CUNY), which was established in 1961.
The City College campus occupies thirty-five acres along tree-lined Convent Avenue from 131st Street to 141st Street in Manhattan. The College can be reached easily by several subway and bus lines. Many buildings in the area are landmarks, including the six historic Neo-Gothic structures and three archways on CCNY’s North Campus.
The College’s resources include the Morris Raphael Cohen Library, the largest library in the University system, with holdings of over one and a half million volumes; more than two hundred teaching and research laboratories; the Towers, a 600-bed residence hall; and an Information Technology Center that provides instructional and research-oriented services and student access through numerous student computer labs. Aaron Davis Hall is the site of rehearsals, performances, exhibits and technical training for students in the performing arts, as well as presentations by professional artists in partnership with the City College Center for the Arts. We are also home to two state of the art scientific research hubs, the Center for Discovery and Innovation and the Advanced Science Research Center, both located on our South Campus.