Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany College of Pharmacy is dedicated to the improvement of health by educating its students to create and disseminate knowledge leading to improved health care, and by optimizing the benefits of existing drug and related health care practices. The College instills values, attitudes and skills that enable lifelong intellectual, cultural and professional growth for students and faculty. The education provided facilitates progressive adaptation to changing professional environments. Since its inception in 1881, ACP has built a strong reputation as an intimate, student-centered institution that provides outstanding academic and clinical preparation for pharmacists in a wide range of practice settings. In the new era of health care that dawned at the start of the 21st century with the sequencing of the human genome, equally important as the pharmacist in the rapidly evolving worlds of medication drug therapy and disease-state management are the roles of pharmaceutical scientists and biomedical technologists. These professional may work in a variety of career fields, including medicine, dentistry, law, research and diagnostic laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory affairs. ACP offers a variety of academic pathways for our students to explore all of these opportunities and more.