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A diverse community of unconventional thinkers have found a home for their big ideas at Purchase College. We bet you’ll fit right in.
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What we value
Sustainability
Ranging in scale—from light bulbs and plastic bottles to entire buildings—our sustainability efforts represent a core value.
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Culture of Inclusivity
Feel the raw energy created by the amazing blend of people who unabashedly express themselves as they choose, in a judgment-free environment.
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Arts Sessions in NYC
Join us at the SUNY Global Center in New York City to learn more about our School of the Arts programs.
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Photography is Foundational
Photography is foundational explores the first-year experience designed to provide undergraduate students with all the skills they will need to move forward within their major.
Photography is Foundational
Photography is foundational explores the first-year experience designed to provide undergraduate students with all the skills they will need to move forward within their major.
Lecture by Kat Ryals
Each semester, weekly visiting artist lectures host noted artists, curators, critics, and historians to share their perspectives, expertise, and current work, and to give insight into contemporary issues facing artists and designers.