New Visions programs, offered by Questar III BOCES, provide high school seniors with valuable insight into career opportunities from a real-world perspective. A one-year, honors-level, half-day program, New Visions turns area businesses, healthcare facilities, and community spaces into classrooms for highly motivated, academically successful students. This program provides seniors with a college level learning experience, preparing them with the pace, rigor, and expectations they’ll face the following year.
Questar III BOCES currently offers seven New Visions programs in eight locations:
- Business, Finance, and Marketing – Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson
- Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber, and Homeland Security – UAlbany ETEC Building, Albany
- Medical – Samaritan Hospital, Troy (Rensselaer County students) and Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson (Columbia and Greene County students)
- Pathways in Education – UAlbany, Albany
- Scientific Research and World Health – UAlbany’s Health Sciences Campus, Rensselaer
- STEM – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy
- Visual and Performing Arts – The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy
These programs accept a limited number of students from across our region and require an application process. Class of 2027 students interested in attending next year should have a conversation with their school counselor immediately and sign up to attend a Family Information Session in January. Following the Information Session, students will be required to submit an application by Monday, January 26, 2026. This includes references from teachers.
Family Information Sessions – registration required:
- January 12, 2026 at 6pm
- Scientific Research and World Health – UAlbany Health Sciences Campus, Rensselaer or Virtually
- Visual and Performing Arts – The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy or Virtually
- January 13, 2026 at 6pm
- Business, Finance, and Marketing – Columbia-Greene Community Collage or Virtually
- Medical (Columbia and Greene County students) – Columbia Greene Community College or Virtually
- January 14, 2026 at 6pm
- Pathways in Education – Virtually
- STEM – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute or Virtually
- January 15, 2026
- Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber, and Homeland Security – UAlbany ETEC Building or Virtually
- Medical (Rensselaer County students) – Samaritan Hospital or Virtually
Take a deeper dive into the program you’re interested in by watching our videos. Here, you’ll get a program overview and hear testimonials from our students.
Student interviews will be held in February and March, with accepted students being contacted in April. For any questions, please contact NVTeachers@questar.org and include the program in the subject.