Graduate education

Student life

LRC students work in teams with other students, faculty, and staff.

When you enter the graduate education program at the LRC you become a colleague with some of the leading researchers and designers in the field of lighting today. Students work alongside the LRC's world-class faculty and staff. Students typically enter any of the degree programs in the fall semester and matriculate through each program as a class. Class sizes are kept small to ensure that students have individual access to faculty.

LRC students enjoy access to world-class facilities, including the 30,000 square feet of research, classroom, and office space at the LRC. The world's largest lighting library is located at the LRC and is open to all LRC students. Computers with the latest software, a lounge area with a full kitchen, and other amenities await the next LRC students.

Students also have full access to the Rensselaer campus itself, which is located less than a half mile away. Rensselaer was the first degree granting technological university in the English-speaking world. Over the last 175 years, Rensselaer alumni have been instrumental originators of technologies, products and events that have changed our world:

Rensselaer campus

Rensselaer alumni have also launched world-changing companies like Bay Networks, Inc., MapInfo Corporation, Bugle Boy Industries, and Texas Instruments.

Located on a scenic hillside, Rensselaer's 260-acre campus is quiet and park-like, yet full of the conveniences of a self-contained city. The campus overlooks the historic city of Troy, including the LRC, and the Hudson River. Students enjoy a supportive, active community and a commute of just a few hours to Boston, New York City, and Montreal. New York State's Capital Region is host to a rich and varied cultural tradition and some of the country's finest outdoor recreation.

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