American Legion Family College; Class of 2017. Photo taken by D. Malin.
American Legion Family College of New York is a three-day immersion into the Legion’s programs and structure, and issues facing the largest veterans’ organization in the country.
As a Legion Family College, it is open to members of the Legion, the Auxiliary, the Sons of the American Legion, and American Legion Riders.
Held at Morrisville State College (SUNY Morrisville) each June, Legion College fosters leadership skills of Legion Family members as they work in teams to solve problems they may face in their home post, unit, squadron or chapter. The curriculum covers an array of topics, such as leadership and communication; Americanism, children and youth; MyLegion.org; legislation; constitution and bylaws; duties of local officers; media relations; membership.
ALA Liaison: Deborah Herrmann
2024 Dates: May 31- June 2, 2024, at SUNY @ Morrisville
Email: nyalacollege@gmail.com
2024 College Information and Forms:
- 2024-2025 American Legion Family College Supplement
- Faculty / Instructor Application(fillable PDF)
Faculty / Instructor Application (Doc)
(Deadline: Jan. 5) Instructor training dates: TBA. - Legion College Application
Legion-College-Application-2024-1(doc)
Legion-College-Application-2024-1 (fillable PDF)- Send applications to: The American Legion
Department of New York
1304 Park Boulevard
Troy NY 12180 - Questions? Contact College Dean David R. Riley Sr., rileydrsr@hotmail.com, 315-725-1461
- Send applications to: The American Legion
For more information visit: Legion Family College