City College of New York

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The City College of New York is a public senior college of the City University of New York system, known for its rigorous academics, diverse student body, and historic role in providing accessible higher education.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent college of the City University of New York
public college
senior college
affiliation City University of New York
architecturalStyle Collegiate Gothic
borough Manhattan
campusType urban campus
colors black
lavender
country United States
formerName College of the City of New York
Free Academy of the City of New York
founder Townsend Harris
foundingDate 1847
governingBody Board of Trustees of the City University of New York
hasAcademicDivision Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
Division of Humanities and the Arts
Division of Science
Grove School of Engineering
School of Education
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
hasNotableAlumni Andrew Grove
Colin Powell
Felix Frankfurter
Henry Kissinger
Jonas Salk
knownFor accessible higher education
diverse student body
historic role in educating immigrants and working-class students
rigorous academics
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
mainCampus North Academic Center
mascot Benny the Beaver
motto Respice, Adspice, Prospice
mottoEnglish Look behind, look here, look ahead
mottoLanguage Latin
neighborhood Hamilton Heights
offersDegree bachelor's degrees
doctoral degrees
master's degrees
partOf City University of New York
shortName CCNY
City College
sportsTeamName Beavers
state New York
type coeducational institution
public institution


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