Rabbinical Seminary of America: Narrative Description

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RABBINICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA W-8

76-01 147th St.
Flushing, NY 11367
Tel: (718)268-4700; Admissions: (718)268-4700

Description: Independent Jewish, comprehensive, specialized, men only. Awards bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1933. Setting: urban campus with easy access to New York City. Total enrollment: 317. Students come from 18 states and territories, 2 other countries, 2% 25 or older, 90% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, honors program, adult/continuing education programs. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 12/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Tuition: $6000 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Major annual events: Purim, Simchat Torah, Chanukah Chagigah. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Rabbinical Seminary of America Otzar HaSeforim Library plus 3 others with 30,000 books and 50 serials.

Community Environment: See Queens College of the City University of New York.

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