Five Towns College

Five Towns College

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motto = A Private College in the Public Service
established = Founded 1974, Chartered 1972
type = Private for Profit
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faculty = 125
president = Stanley G. Cohen
provost = David M. Cohen
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students = 1200+
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city = Dix Hills
state = NY
country = USA
campus = Suburban convert|35|acre
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website = [http://www.ftc.edu/ www.ftc.edu]

Five Towns College is a for-profit [cite web | title = Accreditation Detail View from the Middle State Commission on Higher Education | url = http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=230 | date = | work = |publisher= | accessdate=2008-08-06] institution of higher learning located in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York (USA). Founded as a business school in 1972 by Stanley G. Cohen, Ed.D., the original proposed site for this college was to be in Lawrence in southwestern Nassau County, an area known as "The Five Towns", but the college was actually founded in Merrick. Five Towns College moved to Seaford in 1982 and to the current site in Dix Hills (in Suffolk County) in 1992. Likewise, programs at the college have moved to cover popular music, theatre, film, and communications.

Academic Programs and Campus

Five Towns College offers degree programs in Jazz/Commercial Music (AAS, B.Mus., M.Mus., DMA), Film/Video (BFA), Mass Communications (B.S.), Childhood Education (B.S., M.S.), Music Education (B.Mus., M.Mus., DMA), Theatre Arts (BFA), and Business Management (A.S., AAS, BPS). There is one main building on campus, which contains several audio and film studios, music laboratories, theatres, classrooms, a library, a gymnasium, the college offices, the Upbeat Café, the John Lennon Center for Music and Technology, and the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts. The four other buildings on campus are recently-built dormitories which form the Living/Learning Center. The college also has a radio station, WFTU, which is run by students unlike other Long Island college radio stations.

Notable Alumni/Past Students

*Nicole Albino of Nina Sky.

*Dave Ockun, concert producer.

*Julian Casablancas, lead singer of The Strokes; spent a year at Five Towns.

*Olivia, member of G-Unit; took Music Engineering and opera classes in the evening.

*Jared Cotter, one of the finalists on "American Idol" in 2007 and current host of Fuse TV's "The Sauce"

*Chrisette Michele, a recording artist signed to Island Def Jam Records.

*Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael, of Maroon 5; spent six semesters at Five Towns.

*Reg West, who has worked as a DJ for Lil' Kim, Jojo, and Ginuwine.

*Dan Korneff received his BA from Five Towns; now owns and operates a professional recording studio; records many national-level acts.

*Joe Satriani, Guitar Virtuoso
*Charles Mack, 2008 Oscar Nominee for Best Song

*Edward (Eddie) Berkeley, took the Audio Engineering course (Class of 1993) and has since produced hits for NEXT, Jaheim, Ideal, Luther Vandross and Faith Evans. He has worked with Tyra Banks, Gerald Lavert and Diane Warren.

Qwanell Mosley, a bad boy recording artist from the R&B group Day 26, and reality tv personality from "Making the band"

Distinguished Faculty

*Maury Yeston, Distinguished Professor of Music
*Rich Tancredi, Producer/Arranger for Taylor Dayne Mariah Carey, Celine Dion.
*Chuck Mymit, Professor of Music
*Cy Leslie, Distinguished Professor of Music Business
*Sol Negrin, Associate Professor of Cinematography
*Sam Teicher, Distinguished Professor of Music Business
*Barry Goody, Associate Professor of Music Business
*Angelo DiPippo, Associate Professor Emeritus of Music
*Ervin Drake, Distinguished Professor of Music, Composer in Residence(as of the 2006-2007 catalog printing)

Honoraria

Five Towns College has awarded several honorary degrees and awards to distinguished members of the music and theatre industries. Honorees include Phil Ramone, Maury Yeston, Jim Marshall, Ben Vereen, and, most recently, Don Grusin.

References

External links

* [http://www.fivetowns.edu/ Five Towns College webpage]


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