About Sage College of Albany

Sage College of Albany readies you for the careers of today and the future. Many colleges can prepare you for traditional jobs in traditional fields (we can, too) but SCA also prepares its students for new and emerging professions.

For example, the fastest growing industries worldwide are communications, entertainment, information and graphics, which are all linked to an understanding of 21st century business practices. Sage College of Albany can prepare you for careers that are on the horizon.

Learning by Interning

No one completes Sage College of Albany without significant experience in their field of interest. Internships are the norm, not the exception. This practice ensures students really can do what they have learned in the classroom. All areas of study allow you to learn by doing.

Location is Everything

Sage College of Albany is a member of a world-class group of professional schools in an “educational neighborhood” known as University Heights. SCA is situated near Albany Law School, Albany College of Pharmacy, and Albany Medical Center. Albany, one of several small cities in New York's Capital District, has whatever you want or need ranging from numerous opportunities for meaningful part-time jobs and internships to great food and entertainment.

Sage's Center for Extended Learning administers Sage After Work, the evening degree-completion program, as well as summer sessions, special programs for high school students, non-credit continuing education, and online learning.

Accreditations & Partners

Institutional

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Programs with National Accreditation

  • Education programs: National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
  • Nursing programs: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  • Visual Arts programs: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

National Partners

  • Associated New American Colleges
  • Council of Independent Colleges
  • National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Community Partners

  • Business-Higher Education Roundtable
  • Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities
  • Sage Health Alliance
  • University Heights Association