| A private, non profit higher education institution | | | | undergraduate programs, it also offers master's |
| located in Albany, New York in United States, | | | | degree in liberal arts. |
| Excelsior College is part of the University of New | | | | Accreditation |
| York. More than anything else the college is very well | | | | Excelsior College is one of the regionally accredited |
| known for the flexible non-resident degree programs | | | | colleges that operate of models similar to Thomas |
| it offers. | | | | Edison State College of New Jersey and Charter Oak |
| Campus | | | | State College of Connecticut. Commission on Higher |
| College campus comprises of four schools; namely; | | | | Education of the Middle States Association of |
| school of business and technology, school of health | | | | Colleges and Schools has accredited the college. |
| science, school of liberal arts, and school of nursing. | | | | Electronics and nuclear engineering courses are |
| Brief History | | | | accredited by Technology Accreditation Commission |
| Founded in 1971 by the Board of regents of New | | | | of ABET, Inc and baccalaureate degree program in |
| York State for external degree programs and it was | | | | accounting and business by International Assembly |
| sponsored by Ford Foundation and Carnegie | | | | for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). |
| Foundation. It operated under the New York | | | | It is possible to complete degree courses offered by |
| University till 1998 when the Board of Regents | | | | the college remaining at a distance using the college |
| granted it an absolute charter to operate as private, | | | | credits earned by examination or from other |
| nonprofit and independent institution. In 2001 the | | | | intuitions. One of the highlights of the college is its |
| name of the college was changed to Excelsior, the | | | | distance learning program providing online education. |
| Latin version for "ever upward" and has today over | | | | Examinations and non-collegiate training can be taken |
| 30,000 enrolled students that give it a venerable | | | | on line. |
| position in the university directory of New York. | | | | Admission |
| Programs Offered | | | | Dual credit, life experience and advanced placements |
| Both undergraduate and graduate degrees are | | | | are accepted admission credits. |
| offered by the college. Besides various graduate and | | | | |