There are currently 4 locations where the courses are held. We have three campuses located in New York state, and we also have a few courses on the west coast in Las Vegas. Visit the Locations page to learn about each campus!
There are currently 4 locations where the courses are held. We have three campuses located in New York state, and we also have a few courses on the west coast in Las Vegas. Visit the Locations page to learn about each campus!
Costs are subject to change. Email us at silverbayaupaircourses@gmail.com for the latest cost and registration materials.
The New York courses cost $340 and includes the course, lodging, meals, some snacks and beverages. It does not cover your transportation to and from the campus. There is no charge for parking. If you register less than a month before the course (registration post marked less than a month before) there is a late fee of $50 for a total of $390.
Courses in Las Vegas will cost $370 and the late fee rate will be $420. Those living locally who do not want housing and breakfasts will cost $310 and with the late fee $360.
Each weekend plus homework is worth 36 hours of study which is equivalent to three credits.
No. The intent is to give you exposure to multiple subjects. Generally there are 2-4 class options during each time slot.
About 94% of students car pool. We send out a list of students who you can call or e-mail to make driving arrangements. Others take train, bus or plane to Albany, NY and then take a shuttle the last 80 miles to the Silver Bay Campus. Southwest Airlines flies in and out of Albany Airport, Albany NY. Click here for information about each location.
Email us the registration form using credit or debit card payment.If checks are used, we will use the emailed copy of the registration to hold the space for one week until the check arrives. You can select to call in the credit card information.
Once received in our College offices, it will take 2-3 days for us to process and then we will e-mail a confirmation to you.
Email us the registration form using credit or debit card payment.If checks are used, we will use the emailed copy of the registration to hold the space for one week until the check arrives. You can select to call in the credit card information.
See directions on bottom of the registration form.
Silver Bay is 80 miles north of Albany and is 600 acres of lodging, dining room, classrooms, recreational facilities on the shores of northern Lake George. Students simply say it is beautiful and wish they could vacation there. The Albany campus of The College of Saint Rose is 36 acres in downtown Albany and has residence halls (rooms for 2-3 with bathrooms down the hall), classrooms, dining room, and is one block from a movie theater and restaurants.
Most of the rooms on the Silver Bay Campus have two beds and a bathroom. There are a few rooms with 3, 4 and even 5 beds in case students want to be together.
Silver Bay has a large dining room that overlooks the lake and offers a wide variety of fresh foods at every meal, along with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. Students often comment on how good the food is and how much there is to select from. Silver Bay also has an ice cream shop with homemade ice cream.
No, sheets and towels are supplied for you at all of our campuses.
Most of the rooms on the Silver Bay Campus have two beds and a bathroom. There are a few rooms with 3, 4 and even 5 beds in case students want to be together.
About three weeks before the course, we send out an information sheet and a list of students attending. You can use this to contact other students to make arrangements.
Some students mail or e-mail their homework in advance of the weekend or bring it with them, and will receive their certificate on Sunday before leaving the course. If you mail or e-mail it after the weekend, it will take us 2-3 days to read and process and then your certificate will be sent to you.
You must e-mail the homework to us within 6 weeks of the course. You can send it before the course or bring it with you. You must e-mail the entire homework at one time. You can not send portions at different times. ALWAYS put your name, weekend attended and full mailing address on the homework and in your e-mail message to us. Email to silverbayaupaircourses@gmail.com.
Check your confirmation and e-mail us at once if your name or address is spelled wrong.
You probably registered after the list was printed. An updated list is available by e-mailing aupairassistant@gmail.com.
The Silver Bay campus does have wireless internet access for students. Verizon and AT&T cell service is available. Other carriers are more limited. Students attending classes on the Albany campus will usually not have access to the internet.
Let us know you have moved and give us the new address in a cover note if mailing homework or in the body of the message if e-mailing it. If you have not yet taken the course and move, please e-mail us.