Harrison Area College to Offer Appraisal "Boot Camp"

From SUNY Purchase College:

Purchase, NY, - Purchase College-SUNY will hold its fifth annual appraisal camp from Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 19. The noncredit certificate program, run through the School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education, is a partnership with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). The intense two-week program, taught by accredited senior appraisers, has led more than 70 students toward ASA accreditation over the past five years.

Kelly Jackson, Director of the School of Continuing Education at Purchase College, said, “We’re proud of this unique program which provides the skills necessary to build a fulfilling career. We’re confident that by the time participants leave our campus that they have taken an important step toward becoming an appraiser or working as an appraisal expert in a gallery, auction house, or insurance company.”

Focusing on personal property and the collecting of fine art, decorative art, antiques, furniture, jewelry, coins, stamps, and other specialties, the participants learn the history and tools necessary to appraise and/or collect a wide range of items with assurance and competence. Lectures are complemented by field trips, and the use of the college’s Neuberger Museum of Art, one of the ten largest university museums in this country.

Hailing from California, Wyoming, Colorado, and beyond, this year’s cohort of gallery owners, gemologists, auto experts, and others, will spend two weeks taking classes in personal property valuation, appraisal, research and analysis, writing, and the legal and commercial environment.

Auto expert Marvin Braund, who traveled from Tomah, Wisconsin to attend the program last year, said, “The course offered exactly what I needed in a minimal amount of time. It was well worth the trip.”

Spaces are still available. For information on attending Appraisal Camp, contact Kelly.jackson@purchase.edu and/or here.

About the School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education at Purchase College

Throughout the year, the School of Continuing Education offers professional certificate programs, ideal for busy adults who are seeking a career change, honing career skills, or pursuing a passion and want a focused course of study that can be completed within a short timeframe. The School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education offers both noncredit and credit professional certificate programs as well as personal enrichment classes, youth and pre-college programs, undergraduate credit courses, and a degree completion program. Learn more here.

About Purchase College–SUNY

Purchase College, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) network of 64 universities and colleges, was founded in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller. His aspiration for Purchase was to create a dynamic campus that combined conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with programs in the liberal arts and sciences, in order to inspire an appreciation for both intellectual and artistic talents in all students. Today, Purchase College–SUNY is a community of students, faculty, and friends where open-minded engagement with the creative process leads to a lifetime of intellectual growth and professional opportunity. For more information about the College, visit www.purchase.edu.

About American Society of Appraisers (ASA)

The American Society of Appraisers is a multi-discipline, non-profit, international organization of professional appraisers representing all appraisal disciplines: Appraisal Review and Management, Business Valuation, Gems and Jewelry, Machinery and Technical Specialties, Personal Property and Real Property. The organization’s mission is to foster the public trust of its members and the appraisal profession through compliance with the highest levels of ethical and professional standards. www.appraisers.org.