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Regional Colleges
Each year 21 universities and colleges with 65,000 students renew a highly skilled and entrepreneurial workforce. The University at Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are internationally recognized as business-oriented R&D centers. Siena College, Union College, Albany Medical College, Albany Law School, Albany School of Pharmacy and the state's community college system all have national reputations for excellence. Among U.S. 2-year colleges, Hudson Valley Community College ranked 19th in "technological sophistication" of its graduates.