Five Towns College is an institution of higher learning located in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York (USA). Founded as a business school in 1974 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. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... Located in western Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island, Dix Hills is a hamlet (and census-designated place). ... “NY” redirects here. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Located in western Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island, Dix Hills is a hamlet (and census-designated place). ... Map showing Long Island; to the north is Connecticut and to the west are New York City and New Jersey. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Lawrence is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village had a total population of 6,522. ... Nassau County is a suburban city county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, New York, United States on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City. ... Merrick is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 22,764. ... Welcome to Seaford sign on Sunrise Highway. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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-AM, which is run by students unlike other Long Island college radio stations. An Associate Degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Master of Music (M.M. or M.Mus. ... The Doctor of Musical Arts degree (D.M.A., or A.Mus. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... BS or bs is an abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Bachelor of Science degree British Standard Bahamas (ISO country code) The postcode for Bristol, England A somewhat more polite abbreviation of bullshit A card game The Swiss canton of Basel_Stadt Shorthand for the backspace and the backspace control character Shorthand... BS or bs is an abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Bachelor of Science degree British Standard Bahamas (ISO country code) The postcode for Bristol, England A somewhat more polite abbreviation of bullshit A card game The Swiss canton of Basel_Stadt Shorthand for the backspace and the backspace control character Shorthand... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Master of Music (M.M. or M.Mus. ... The Doctor of Musical Arts degree (D.M.A., or A.Mus. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... An associates degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. ... An Associate Degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years. ... WFTU-AM is a college radio station on Long Island operated by Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York. ...

Notable Alumni/Past Students

• Natalie and 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.

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

• Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael, Maroon 5, spent a semester at five towns

Reginald Weston - also know as DJ Reg West, he has word as a DJ for Lil'Kim, Jojo and Ginuwine and has also worked overseas Natalie and Nicole Albino (born 13 March 1986 in New York City) are identical twin sisters who sing under the name Nina Sky. // Their parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger. ... Dave Ockun was born in Syosset, New York and is a concert producer and music industry professional based in Los Angeles. ... Julian Fernando Casablancas (born Argentina, August 23, 1978) is the vocalist and songwriter of the band The Strokes. ... The Strokes are an American rock band formed in 1998 that rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in the garage rock revival. ... G-Unit is a rap group which consists of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, (The) Game, R & B singer Olivia and, most recently, Spider Loc. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is the lead singer and the guitarist for the rock group, Maroon 5. ... Jesse Carmichael (born in Boulder, Colorado on April 2, 1979)[1] is an American musician who is known as the Keyboardist for the rock group Maroon 5. ... Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced rock band from Los Angeles, California on A&M/Octone Records. ...

Distinguished Faculty

• Maury Yeston, Distinguished Professor of Music
• 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
• Phil Ramone holds an honorary degree
• Peter Rogine, long time guitar teacher amongst other positions

(as of the 2006-2007 catalog printing) Maury Yeston is a American composer and lyricist educated at Yale and Clare College, Cambridge. ... Cy Leslie (full name Seymour Marvin Leslie) is the founder of Pickwick Records, and the first president and founder of MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group. ... Phil Ramone is a violinist, composer, recording engineer, and innovative record producer born in 1934. ...

External link

• Five Towns College webpage