College of Saint Rose students who are forced to find a new school because the college is closing have a new option today.

Students in Saint Rose’s popular elementary education degree program, which has trained thousands of area teachers, learned this afternoon that Siena College is adding a degree in elementary education. Siena just got the approval from the state education department.

Saint Rose will continue to operate through the spring semester and offer one summer session before it closes for good.

Siena says it continues teachout discussions with Saint Rose.