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Brains and Beauty. Cornell University and Ithaca College along with Tompkins Cortland Community College fuel the city’s rich cultural scene and foster its creative spirit. Combined, the schools bring 30,000 students into the community each fall. And with them PhD’s, in every field from astrophysics to zoology. The brainpower makes Ithaca a fun-loving, worldly, connected city, and turns the beautiful campuses into international destinations in their own right.
HIGHER EDUCATION photo courtesy of Cornell University
photo courtesy of Finger Lakes School of Massage
photo Charles Harrington
photo courtesy of TC3
Cornell University
Finger Lakes School of Massage
Ithaca College
Founded as a private university and the land-grant institution of New York State, the distinctive blend of public and private colleges continues to make Cornell the most educationally diverse university in the Ivy League. Cornell’s campus is one of the most beautiful in the nation with 745 acres nestled among woodlands, gorges, and waterfalls - campus tours available daily. Approximate enrollment 19,447.
“A Journey Worth Taking.” Our hands-on, innovative education qualifies you to enter the health care profession with confidence and earning power. Full or part-time classes.
We have something to offer students, residents and visitors alike, from our gerontology institute and center for teacher education to an outstanding array of cultural offerings—many free of charge. A concert, theater production, or lecture is scheduled nearly every day during the school year; championship-caliber athletic teams draw ardent fan interest and studentrun tv/radio stations broadcast news, sports and entertainment to all of ithaca and beyond. Campus tours available. Approximate enrollment 6,412.
Tompkins-Cortland Community College (TC3)
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(607) 255-2000 410 THURSTON AVE., ITHACA WWW.CORNELL.EDU
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(607) 272-9024 1251 TRUMANSBURG RD. (RT. 96), ITHACA WWW.FLSM.COM
(800) 429-4274 JOB HALL, ITHACA COLLEGE, ITHACA WWW.ITHACA.EDU
TC3 offers 50 academic programs to a diverse population in business, computers, communications, health, liberal arts, human services and education. Over 50 courses are offered online. TC3 also offers professional development workshops and customized training. Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) is part of the (SUNY) State University of New York system. Approximate enrollment 3,800. (607) 844-8211, (888) 567-8211 170 NORTH ST. (RT. 13), DRYDEN WWW.TC3.EDU