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Five Towns College
Motto	A Private College in the Public Service
Type	Private for Profit
Established	Founded 1974, Chartered 1972
President	Stanley G. Cohen
Academic staff	125
Students	1,163
Location	Dix Hills, NY, USA
Campus	Suburban 35 acres (14 ha)
Colors	Maroon and White
Website	www.ftc.edu

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Five Towns College is a for-profit^[2] institution of higher learning located in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York (USA). Founded as a business school in 1972 by Stanley G. Cohen, Ed.D. and Lorraine Kleinman-Cohen, M.A., 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 communication.

Academic Programs and Campus

Five Towns College offers degree programs in Jazz/Commercial Music (AAS, B.Mus., M.Mus., Doctor of /Video (BFA), Mass Communication (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).

Notable Alumni/Past Students

Nicole Albino of Nina Sky.

Julian Casablancas, lead singer of The Strokes; spent a year at Five Towns.

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

Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael, of Maroon 5; spent six semesters at Five Towns.

Joe Satriani, guitar virtuoso, for one semester.^[3]

Apademik, Producer of 7 Profitz, spent 3 semesters at Five Towns

Criticisms

There is an ongoing lawsuit between the Cohen family, specifically Stanley Cohen and David Cohen. You may research the case by visiting [2] and searching by index number, 040466/2008 (Suffolk County), or by party name David Cohen (case filed 2008). COURT ORDER: [3] COURT APPEARANCE DETAIL: [4] COURT DECISION:[5]

References

^ "IPEDS data". U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
^ "Accreditation Detail View from the Middle State Commission on Higher Education". Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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External links

Five Towns College webpage

[IPEDS-1] "IPEDS data". U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved September 3, 2009.

[2] "Accreditation Detail View from the Middle State Commission on Higher Education". Retrieved 2008-08-06.

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 ==Criticisms==
 *There is an ongoing lawsuit between the Cohen family, specifically Stanley Cohen and David Cohen. You may research the case by visiting [http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/FCASSearch] and searching by index number, 040466/2008 (Suffolk County), or by party name David Cohen (case filed 2008). COURT ORDER: [http://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/fcas/FCAS_docs/2009JUN/5100404662008100SCIV.pdf] COURT APPEARANCE DETAIL: [http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/FCASCaseInfo?parm=Appearance&appearDate=08/11/2009&index=rXbYeXaIh94_PLUS_speGA9UdnA%3D%3D&county=E5RM5NCeMdNM7qvaU1H_PLUS_cA%3D%3D] COURT DECISION:[http://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/fcas/fcas_docs/2010APR/5100404662008001SCIV.pdf]
-*The student retention rate at Five Towns College is relatively low at 63% (way below New York average). The graduation rate at Five Towns College is low: 43%. Many of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges. [http://www.american-school-search.com/review/five-towns-college]
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