Union College (NY) is a private institution that was started in 1795. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 2,189, its environment is city, and the campus size is 100 acres. It uses a trimester-based academic calendar. Its tuition/fees are $59,427
School life is split into three 10 week terms, or trimesters, at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. On the trimester schedule, learners take three classes per term and have an extended winter break. All freshmen, who live in residence halls, are randomly assigned to one of seven Minerva Houses, an academic and social community. Upper-class learners and faculty can reside in this community. All learners can take classes and participate in extracurricular activities in the houses. Each house has its own kitchen for learners who want to cook their own meals. There are more than 100 student clubs and organizations, including more than 15 fraternities and sororities. Most Union sports teams, called Dutchmen, participate in the NCAA Division III Liberty League. The Union men’s and women’s ice hockey teams participate in the Division I ECAC Conference Hockey League. The school mascot is a costumed man known as Dutch. learners can volunteer in the revitalizations efforts going on in downtown Schenectady. New York is about 150 miles away, and more than 60 percent of learners travel abroad before graduation. Union College’s global offerings include year programs, trimester stays and three-week trips known as mini-breaks. Each year, learners celebrate the changing seasons at Springfest, a day of concerts by famous performers like Sean Kingston and Matt Nathanson.

In addition to its undergraduate majors, Union College offers accelerated professional degree programs in conjunction with other schools. learners can graduate with a law degree from Albany Law School in six years, or with a medical degree from Albany Medical College in eight years. There are additional master’s degree accelerated programs in the business and education fields. Among the notable graduates of Union College are several famous television and movie producers: Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios; Rawson Marshall Thurber, who made “Dodgeball” and “Magnum, P.I.”; and Ilene Landress, executive producer of “The Sopranos.” Other distinguished alumni include Kate White, former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine; Richard Templeton, CEO of Texas Instruments; and Baruch Samuel Blumberg, who discovered the Hepatitis B virus.