tuition rate. Additionally, students may take individual courses in any of the noncredit professional certificate programs without making a commitment to the entire program.
=== Youth and Precollege Programs ===
For more than 38 years, the School of Liberal Arts & Continuing Education has offered the Summer Youth and Precollege Program in the Arts to provide precollege students a forum to experience enriching learning opportunities. Courses are offered in areas such as songwriting, acting, architecture, visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, video game and app creation, voice, fashion, musical theatre, and more. Programs are offered in two- and four-week sessions over a six-week period, with full-day and commuter options.
== Rankings and reputation ==
Purchase College was ranked tied as the 136th best national liberal arts college out of 230 in U.S. News & World Report's 2022–2023 college rankings. Kiplinger ranked the school as the 86th "Best Value in Public Colleges" in 2018. Purchase was also listed …
