The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public college of the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States. It is the oldest of CUNY's 24 institutions of higher learning, and is considered its flagship college.
Located in Hamilton Heights overlooking Harlem in Manhattan, City College's 35-acre (14 ha) Collegiate Gothic campus spans Convent Avenue from 130th to 141st Streets. It was initially designed by renowned architect George B. Post, and many of its buildings have achieved landmark status. The college has graduated ten Nobel Prize winners, one Fields Medalist, one Turing Award winner, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and three Rhodes Scholars. Among these alumni, the latest is a Bronx native, John O'Keefe (2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine). City College's satellite campus, City College Downtown in the Cunard Building at 25 Broadway, has been in operation since 1981. It offers degree programs for working adults with classes in the evenings and Saturdays.

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On-Campus Accommodation

The City College of New York offers an on-campus accommodation facility to its students at the&nbsp;main campus, in its on-site student residence facility, i.e. The Towers at CCNY.

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	<li>Being located close to the college, it is convenient for the students to commute to college while living there.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Other essential facilities like free Wi-Fi throughout the building, free modern laundry facilities, an on-site convenience store, a health club, outside grounds for sports or barbecues, etc. are the highlights of the residential facility.&nbsp;</li>
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Off-Campus Accommodation

Students can also opt for the off-campus accommodation facility outside the campus. Students can choose any type of flat or apartment depending on their budget &amp; choice. There are lots of accommodation places nearby the campus of the college with an average cost of around $600-800.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hofstadter">Robert Hofstadter</a>&nbsp;- Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1961

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno_Penzias">Arno Penzias</a>&nbsp;- Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1978

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Lederman">Leon Lederman</a>&nbsp;- Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1988

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	<li>City College has 16 varsity teams that participate in the NCAA III Division.</li>
	<li>It includes students from over 150 different countries.</li>
	<li>At CCNY, there are over 135 clubs. Some of the clubs available are the biology club, CCNY pre-law club, beaver nation network sports marketing club, CCNY eSports club, CCNY green, CCNY knitting club, and others.</li>
	<li>Fraternities and sororities are two student life activities on campus. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, and Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity are popular fraternities and sororities.</li>
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The City College of New York is one of the popular and highlighted colleges in New York City, United States of America. Being a public college and a part of the City University of the New York system, the college surely has its reputation for serving quality teaching with research-oriented curricula. Thus, the college has also been listed among&nbsp;&quot;R2: Doctoral Universities &ndash; High research activity&quot;. Producing three Nobel Laureates&nbsp;and being a center for Albert Einstein&#39;s first series of lectures in the United States, the college ensures the label of an elite and reputable institution for higher education.&nbsp;

Professors at CCNY are wonderful, not just because they are extremely skilled and experienced, but also because they are very approachable. When compared to other institutions, the environment is fantastic, yet achieving good marks is still crucial.

The City College of New York&nbsp;also offers financial aid to its students as scholarships, grants, awards, and even loans. Any&nbsp;student, whether a first-year student, transfer student, or international student, can avail of these financial aid opportunities.&nbsp;The scholarship amount can vary from 1,000 to 20,000 USD, depending on the criteria and eligibility of the student.If the student meets the academic qualification requirements pre-described for the scholarship, they shall be granted the scholarship.

The City College of New York has multiple campuses located between the 130th and 141st streets of Manhattan.

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	<li>The main campus of the college, i.e. North Campus is located in Manhattanville.</li>
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It comprises 13 buildings, from which&nbsp; Shepard Hall, standing on its own, across the street from the campus quadrangle on Convent Avenue,&nbsp; Baskerville Hall, Compton Hall, Harris Hall, Wingate Hall are the main highlights of the campus.&nbsp;

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	<li>The other campus of the college, i.e. South Campus near Amsterdam Avenue consists of the liberal arts classes and departments of the college.</li>
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It was originally the campus of the Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, which the CCNY bought in the year 1953.&nbsp;

The college is located in the city of New York. With a population of around 8.8 million, the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. Being described as a center of culture, fashion, and media, it is also the most photographed city globally.

Important Landmarks

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	<li>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</li>
	<li>Central Park</li>
	<li>The Museum of Modern Art</li>
	<li>Statue of Liberty</li>
	<li>Empire State Building</li>
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City College of New York hosts several job fairs and placement options for its students.&nbsp; Companies including ARF, Bradford Group Global Marketing, CUNY Communications, McCann, MediaLink, and others come to the campus to position students.

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	<li>Its Career &amp; Professional Development Institute provides high-quality programs and services to students and graduates.</li>
	<li>Counseling, workshops, seminars, and job fairs are offered as internship information and preparation.</li>
	<li>Graduates working in financial services may earn up to 152,000 USD&nbsp;on average.</li>
</ul>

Types of Companies

Students at CCNY&nbsp;get employment opportunities at many world-renowned Multi-National Companies like PepsiCo, Disney, IBM, Amazon, NBC, CNN, etc.&nbsp;

Sector

The professional sectors in which the majority of the students from CCNY&nbsp;get recruited are Physics,&nbsp;Business Administration, Arts, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Nursing, and Healthcare.

The city of New York&nbsp;has a very moderate climate. The summer seasons are quite warm and humid, while the winter seasons are more cool, windy and sometimes snowy. The annual average temperature recorded in the region is around 11-12&deg;C.

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