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C.W. Post Long Island University Profile

Brookville, New York

C.W. Post Long Island University Profile

C.W. Post was established in 1945 as part of a private educational system within Long Island University offering liberal arts, business, and public health programs. C.W. Post provides it’s students with several comprehensive undergraduates, and graduate programs as well as certificate and professional educational programs for full, and part time students. The school itself is located in the Village of Brookville on the north shore of Long Island, within Nassau County New York. C.W. Post is unique because it’s located in a suburban neighborhood that has commuter links to New York City via the Long Island Railroad. The footprint of the site is large for a medium-sized suburban private school with approximately 307 acres of park like property that winds through the Village of Brookville.

The campus has approximately 53 buildings including lecture, sports, performing arts, and student housing facilities. The issue of student housing on campus is not a challenge for Post due to it’s relatively small student population, and high number of commuter students attending the university. The university provides guaranteed housing for undergraduate students according to campus officials. The physical layout of the academic buildings, athletic fields, and residence halls is designed to separate the campus into 4 parts, for easy access to students. The school’s student center, and library facilities are also close to the lecture halls for easy access to classes and campus social functions. CW Post is a medium-sized suburban commuter school that feels like a smaller school because the campus landscape is big and beautiful, while providing student facilities that are easily accessible.

The internal campus setting provides students and employees with several types of student services including physical fitness, library, cultural meeting places, and dining halls. The university also has a new performing arts pavilion called the Tilles Center for students and local residents to enjoy. Post’s observed focal point of reference during the campus tour was the university center (Hillwood Commons), which is the main student life hall. My tour guide told me that students come to the commons to relax, and eat in the food court. Students also use the Winnick Student Center/ Dining Hall space to socialize and talk about school and life. The commons facility is large for a small school with offices for all the student clubs and activities, a school bookstore and finally a Starbucks Coffee shop for students to enjoy.

C.W. Post Long Island University Demographics: C.W. Post is home to approximately 1,600 male, and 2,400 female full time undergrad students. The university also has 1,100 male, and 1,500 female students attending the school on a part-time basis. Post also has 1,000 male, and 2,600 female graduate students attending the campus. The average age of a freshman is 18 years old; all undergraduates are 21 years old. 91% of students are state residents with the rest coming from 32 other states, and 46 foreign countries. 5,631 students are white, 573 are Hispanic, 700 are African American, and 259 students are Asian.

The total number of students with on campus housing is 1,900 according to published handouts. C.W. Post offers a Liberal Arts and Sciences programs for undergraduate students. Below is a list of specific admission requirements for admission.

Student Housing

The purpose of student housing is to provide safe and reasonable accommodations for students living away from home. The issue of housing and dormitory life is a critical element of overall campus life because students spend a large amount of time in their rooms. Student housing units historically come in 3 different styles including traditional corridor, suite, and apartment style units.

CW Post guarantees housing for undergraduate students who have filed their intent to reside on campus by the stated deadline and who have continuously registered as full time students. The university uses a first come, first served system for housing selection, and they do retain rooms for out of state students. The university has several residence halls including the Nassau, Post, and Queens’s facilities, which are a little outdated. The university also has a newer South Residence Hall Complex on the south/western edge of the campus for upper classman; these 4 buildings (Red, Green, Yellow & Blue) offer suite style living. Information about student housing can be found within Post’s quick link page in the back of this document.

Off Campus Housing

Long Island New York has been described as a suburban community within driving, and commuter distance to New York City. The reason I have mentioned the overall community of Long Island is to re-assert the point that CW Post is situated in a suburban setting with a high number of homes that are privately owned. The university does provide off campus housing resources for students who request help, but a large number (60%) of students commute to school according to published resources. Information about services can be found on the quick links page.

Campus Life

CW Post is an active private campus environment that provides students with a social, and educational atmosphere. The admissions demographics paint a picture of a local educational community with a relatively high number of in state residents on campus as full time students. The local communities of Brookville, Old Westbury, and East Hills are very supportive of the schools mission to provide educational opportunities to local residents and on-campus students. These communities have several student friendly venues within driving distance to the campus including Northern Blvd, and Post Road. The point is, Nassau County is small, compared to the other boroughs in greater New York. The size, population, and community resources give the island a main street feel to it due to the restaurants and shops along the main avenues. Having excellent beach areas within a short driving distance (Jones Beach) only helps campus life.

The emotional climate and culture of the entire community is social due to it’s close relationship with community, and educational resources in my opinion. CW Post is an attractive institution because it offers students a comfortable academic community within 45 minutes of New York City, while still providing student activities for everyone. Some of the activities include cultural, social, team athletics, and performing arts to enjoy throughout the year. This issue of school culture is also a very important part of campus life because everyone wants to have a connection and emotional fit to their new school and community. This type of process provides a foundation for learning and personal growth providing over 80 academic, athletic, and student organizations. CW Post also has 15 NCAA Division II teams for men and women to participate in.

Post also addresses the issue of ecology in a positive way. The physical environment is reasonably clean and well maintained and the economic conditions are favorable to students and local residents due to the available services in driving distance to the school. The university has been going through a growth period with construction of relatively new performing arts, and recreation facilities that provide scenic views of the entire campus from their locations. The university’s landscape also provides students with a park like setting that was once the home of the Post Family (Post Cereal) with thousands of trees to enjoy year round. These internal, and external campus facilities helps students connect with each other in non-classroom environments by providing a central meeting place for students to work-out, or enjoy a natural setting, and participate in theatre.

The school has done a great job developing positive social systems with it’s students by providing a series of coordinated programs including workshops and seminars for freshman students.

The universities new student experience program provides an excellent example of programs and services that help first year students by offering professional counselors that advise students on ways to explore their educational options to achieve personal academic goals. The down side of campus life is the number of students who go home on the weekends. CW Post is working to improve it’s commuter school reputation by providing weekend theatre, and concert performances in the Tilles Center and the little theatre. Public Transportation: Public transportation resources for CW Post students are limited due to the location of the suburban campus. Students who attend the university usually drive to campus because parking is readily available, but some students use the LIRR railroad to commute to school. The university has a high number of in-state students who know the streets and highways very well. Knowing the area is key because students who come from other states may not know the area as well and might opt to take a bus or train to their destination because they don’t want to risk getting lost on local roads. CW Post provides a campus shuttle for students who require daily service to the LIRR train station, and shopping resources to local food, and retail centers. In formation about the service can be found on the quick links page.

Community Profile

The Brookville Village section of Long Island is a quiet affluent suburban community within an overall population of 2,126 residents in Nassau County New York. The area has been described as a gracious family centered residential community within striking distance to New York City. This section of the island also has an intellectual side to it due it’s historical neighborhood architecture, and community ties to CW Post, Long Island University. The community has a real small college town feel to it when you are walking, and driving to neighborhood eateries. The Village also has several community parks and ball fields in and a round the village for people to enjoy. These parks, along with public tennis courts, swimming pools, outdoor skating rinks, and theatres make outside activities very enjoyable to everyone.

The Village of Brookville itself is geographically located between New York City to the west, and several large suburban shore communities to the east, including the Hamptons, making it an ideal commuter destination for both locations because they can be reached in relatively short period of time. The short distance to these areas from the school makes Long Island a student friendly destination throughout the year. The Long Island Railroad provides several types of public transit resources to NYC including express rail service throughout the year.

Local residents also have access to several major transportation hubs within the Long Island community including John F. Kennedy Airport, and countless roadway systems including the Long Island Expressway, and the Southern and Northern State Parkways, which provide a main east/west corridor in the area. The Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) can also be used as a main roadway system to New York City’s Boroughs including Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan to all points west including Staten Island.

Finally, CW Post is close to several local avenues that links students and residents to a large number of restaurants and shops within a short drive from campus including Post Road, and Northern Blvd. Brookville residents also have numerous shopping, and dining options in the local communities of Old Westbury, East Hills, Glen Cove, and the Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall due to their geographical location. Residents can be in these areas in a matter of minutes, or they can be in New York because the community is surrounded by LIRR Stations and roadways.

Community demographics

The following demographics for the Village of Brookville describe a culturally diverse community within a total population of 2,126 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey highlights several characteristics to describe the population including: 49.4% of residents are male, 50.6% are female. 90% of residents are white, 2% is African American, 2% are Hispanic or Latino, and 6% are Asian. The median age of population is 39 years old. 67% of residents are 18 years old, 65% over 21, and 12 % of village residents are over the age of 65. The issue of housing in Brookville is also interesting. 98 % of all housing units within the borough are occupied. 6 % of housing units are renter-occupied, while 94 % of units are owner-occupied. Only 2 % of total available housing was vacant according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Local weather

Weather is also an issue to consider for students preparing for a college experience. The State of New York enjoys all four seasons of weather including rain and snow. Northeast weather patterns sometimes allow for temperatures to drop below 32 degrees for a considerable amount of time during the winter. Long Island also gets it’s share of rain during the spring and summer months as well.

CW Post (Long Island University) Quick Links

The Your College Profile web site also contains an “Everything in New York City” document for families who wish to explore the NYC while visiting CW Post University. This site contains a full list of hotels, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment, and tourism resources for families enjoying the region. Below is a sample list of local hotels and restaurants in Westbury, and Glen Cove Long Island.

Hilton Garden Inn Westbury
1575 Privado Road
Westbury, N.Y. 11590
Long Island Marriott
101 James Doolittle Blvd
Uniondale N.Y. 11553
The Glen Cove Mansion Hotel
200 Dosoris Lane
Glen Cove N.Y. 11542
Roslyn Claremont Hotel
1221 Old Northern Blvd
Roslyn, N.Y. 11576

A complete list of local restaurants in the area of CW Post can be found at www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/location/dining.html

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