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The Spitzer School is committed to providing a well-rounded education, cultivating critical thinking and speculation while rigorously preparing students for the professional opportunities available in metropolitan New York and beyond. A majority of the design faculty are licensed professionals who bridge academia and practice, exposing students to the ways in which real-world considerations impact design thinking. Visiting faculty, studio critics, and special guest lecturers provide additional professional insights and contacts. The school has close ties to important professional and cultural organizations such as the Center for Architecture, ASLA-NY, AIA New York, the Architectural League of New York, Open House New York, Archtober, and the Van Alen Institute. The CCNY Architecture Alumni Group provides career advice and support to current students and recent graduates.

Each February, the Spitzer School Career Fair invites dozens of employers to meet and recruit CCNY undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni for full-time job and internship opportunities.

Professional practice, technical classes, and electives prepare students for a diverse array of employment opportunities in private and public sector design and planning offices, NGOs, and advanced academic work. Below are examples of ways the school supports professional development both in and outside the classroom.

• The professional degree program curricula require a Professional Practice course. Additionally, these programs regularly conduct licensure information sessions for students.
• Student clubs provide platforms for developing leadership skills and offer numerous social events, educational functions, professional development activities, and more.
• The college’s Career and Professional Development Institute offers a robust database of job and internship listings, workshops and trainings, and job fairs. School faculty, administration, and staff also regularly seek out and share job opportunities and inquiries with eligible students.
• B.Arch. and M.Arch. students participate annually, by application, in the League Mentorship, organized by The Architectural League in partnership with architecture programs at City College, New York City College of Technology, NJIT, and Kean University. The program is made possible by architect mentors who make a commitment to meet with a participating architecture student to share professional experiences and advice as well as to offer guidance as students prepare for a career in architecture. The program matches architecture students with design professionals for one-on-one guidance, relationship building, and mutual learning during the academic year. Over the course of the program, students meet regularly with their mentors, receiving guidance as they prepare for careers in architecture and design. To facilitate these connections, the League organizes group events for both students and mentors, including site visits and studio tours.
• Students are encouraged to apply for professional and academic awards and scholarships to strengthen their resumes and gain exposure both within and beyond the boundaries of the school.
• In the B Arch, M Arch, and MLA programs, students are required to regularly update their portfolios and to attend events in which alumni and other professionals review portfolios and share their experience transitioning from school to the world of practice.
• The Spitzer School and Student clubs sponsor events program each semester including office tours, lectures, construction site visits, ARE preparation workshops, and portfolio/career fair events.
• The graduate student LinkedIn group helps students develop their professional identities, network across years and programs, and research contacts.
• The Spitzer School social media feeds regularly share current student work and stories of alumni professional success.

See also Architectural Career Development for additional information and resources for future architects.