<p>It occurs to me that my D also ran into a lot of photography students from NYU when she was doing things in the city. Don’t know any details about their program, but it might be worth checking out.</p>
<p>SpiritManager is absolutely correct about Bard’s photo program - it’s excellent but very, very selective. It also has more of an “art photography” focus (no pun intended), while someplace like Ithaca has more of a “photojournalism” emphasis. You might need to think about what career path you want to follow long term as you look at schools.</p>