• 29 two and four-year institutions in the Hudson Valley with 125,000 students.
• 20,626 college graduates per year in the Hudson Valley region.
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College, Columbia, New York University and Cooper Union are within commuting distance.

Top Rankings

• Vassar and Bard College regularly place in the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of best liberal arts colleges in the country
• Marist College has been recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report, Time, The Princeton Review and Barron's Best Buys in College Education.

All the Right Degrees
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• Two-year, technical, bachelor's, master's, PHDs.
• Degrees in telecommunications, biomedical, electrical and chemical engineering, computer technology, semiconductor manufacturing, law, business and more.

K-12 Education

Excellent Public Schools

• Many U.S. Department of Education "National Schools of Excellence".
• 84% of high school graduates go to college vs. national average of 63%.

Prestigious Private Schools

• Trinity-Pawling, Oakwood, Iona Prep and New York Military Academy are among the many fine private schools in the region.

International Schools

• Keio Academy of New York, German School of New York and French American School provide solid bilingual educations.

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