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Purchase College State University of New York Purchase College Icon. ... Purchase College State University of New York. 735 Anderson Hill Road. Purchase, NY 10577, USA
The Colors of Purchase. Purchase is colorful in so many ways. Our athletics teams are blue and orange, adopted from the New York Knicks, who spent years using our Physical Education building as their practice facility . Heliotrope and puce, however, are often cited as the official colors of Purchase.
Purchase College was founded in 1967 as the cultural gem of the State University of New York system, a place where students from all backgrounds could receive the finest quality arts education. We remain committed to the mission of providing academic excellence and affordability to students of remarkable cultural and social diversity providing a unique environment for learning.
Purchase College was founded as the cultural gem of the State University of New York system, a place where students from modest backgrounds could receive the finest quality arts education. We remain committed to the mission of providing academic excellence and affordability to students of remarkable cultural and social diversity, providing a unique environment for learning.
Unique to Purchase College is The Performing Arts Center of Purchase College, a significant regional arts venue that not only attracts national and international performers to the Purchase College campus, but also serves as the central laboratory, classroom and performance and presentation space for Conservatory of Theatre Arts students.
Follow Route 120 south, 3.2 miles to Anderson Hill Road (1st traffic light) and turn left. Turn left at 2nd traffic light into campus. From Connecticut: Take the Merritt Parkway south (which becomes the Hutchinson River Parkway in New York State) south to New York Exit 28, Lincoln Avenue (Note: Do not get off at Exit 28 in Connecticut).
Senior acting students perform a showcase of theatrical scenes for industry professionals in New York City at the end of their final semester. “When someone goes to Purchase, I assume that they’re the kind of actor who won’t sit around and wait for someone to make a choice for them and who will create a roaring fire from very little tinder.”
