City College of New York was originally founded as the
Free Academy of the City of New York in
1847. It was subsequently named the
College of the City of New York, but that name was later transferred to the complex of the municipally-owned colleges in New York City, including
Brooklyn College[?],
Hunter College, and
Queens College[?]. At that time, CCNY became officially
City College of the College of the City of New York, later becoming
City College of the City University of New York when CUNY replaced the College of the City of New York as the umbrella institution for the municipal-college system in
1961. The name
City College of New York, however, is in general use.
- Bernard M. Baruch
- Paddy Chayevsky[?]
- Ira Gershwin
- George Washington Goethals[?]
- Colin L. Powell
- Jonas Salk
- Irving Kristol
- Daniel Bell[?]
- Nathan Glazer[?]
- Irving Howe[?]