Cornell University

Our community is shaped in many ways by Cornell University, the eminent Ivy League school. Companies connect with the university for many reasons, and businesses throughout the world look to Cornell University for innovation and cutting-edge research. The competitive advantage that Cornell provides to business affects recruiting, research, technology transfer, executive education, and international partnerships. Some of the most prestigious programs for business partnerships are found at Cornell University: School of Veterinary Medicine; National Nanofabrication Facility; Boyce Thompson Institute, the College of Argiculature and Life Sciences; Advanced Materials and the Cornell Synchronotron Source; Johnson Graduate School of Management; the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center; and the Center for Advanced Technology in Biotechnology (CAT).


      Ithaca College

Ithaca College is the largest private residential college in New York State. Primarily an undergraduate teaching institution, the School of Music, Park School of Communication, and the School of Health Science and Human Performance consistently rank among the best in the United States. Ithaca College has experienced tremendous growth in endowment reserves and operating revenues. Twelve new buildings have been constructed on the South Hill campus and two new major renovations broke gorund in 1997.


     Tompkins Cortland Community College

Tompkins Cortland Community College experienced a 3 percent growth in enrollment in the 1997-98 academic year, a trend which is expected to continue. Noncredit training is offered to residents and businesses through TC3's Business Development and Training Center.