Alfred University

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Lighting the way for students since 1836
We've always been a place for makers, especially those who make the future. Our commitment to independent thinking, creativity, academic rigor, and community have made us a unique kind of leader since 1836.

The Alfred Advantage
At Alfred University, you won’t spend all your time behind a desk. Our curriculum is designed around experiential learning, which means you'll have as much hands-on learning as possible.

Depending on your major, you’ll find opportunities to be in the field, the studio, the lab, the classroom, or engaging in simulated scenarios that give you a competitive edge when you enter the workforce or head to grad school. You’ll learn the concepts and then actively apply them through projects, field trips, site visits, internships, and interactions with professionals in the field.

Performing Arts
Our Performing Arts Division provides collaborative, rigorous and contemporary programs across Music, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Design and Technology. For makers and performers, the Performing Arts Division fosters discovery, ideas, and creativity through innovative learning. Students co-create [live] art. As practitioners, researchers and scholars, faculty members foster depth of discovery and life-long learning. Each program is designed to be inclusive of all stages of skill, ability, and experience, while facilitating student mastery at all levels.