These intensive academic tracks allow Cornell students from various disciplines to immerse themselves in the New York City ecosystem for a full semester or academic year.
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Complementing AAP’s Ithaca-based core courses and curricula, the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center’s (AAP NYC) new home on Roosevelt Island marks a watershed moment for the college and creates a platform for students and faculty to engage with the city’s buildings, spaces, and communities firsthand, address urban challenges, and rethink possibilities in situ.
SC Johnson College of Business
From the gorges of Ithaca, NY, to the skyscrapers of Manhattan, Cornell is the only New York Ivy that lets students combine a quintessential American college-town experience with the pulse of the Big Apple.
The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business brings academic excellence to the heart of Manhattan, connecting students, alumni, faculty, staff, and partners through impactful programs, engaging events, and a vibrant community.
Cornell School of Law
The center broadens the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic’s existing Ithaca work and gives law students who choose to spend a semester at Cornell Tech an opportunity to work with clients in the New York City area — a first for the law school’s Cornell Tech curriculum.
During the summer months, our campus welcomes high school students, undergraduates, and scholars for immersive short-term learning experiences.
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
City Visionaries is a Cornell AAP summer program based at the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center on the Cornell Tech campus. The rigorous, five-week curriculum is designed for high-achieving and high-potential high school students interested in studying the collective aspirations, methodologies, and processes involved in the design of cities.
College of Arts and Sciences
Designed to be an immersive and collaborative learning experience for first-year Milstein students. In this 8-week residential program, students develop a situated appreciation for technological innovation, as well as the human context in which it unfolds, through a series of dynamic classes, guest seminars, group projects, innovation challenges, professional development workshops, and real-world community engagements in New York City.
Macaulay Honors College
This prestigious opportunity offers up to 10 students the chance to work in Cornell Tech faculty labs, gaining hands-on experience in cutting-edge research.
Participants will collaborate with faculty and graduate researchers, contributing to innovative projects while developing technical and analytical skills that are crucial for graduate study and professional careers.
A thriving and inclusive community, a humming center of creative thinking, and a crossroads of research, education, and innovation: the Big Apple’s tech sector finally has a proper home.