Washington (AP) It's taken two and a-half centuries but New York City's Columbia College finally will have one of its alumni in the Oval Office.

Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, who attended what was then called King's College, were secretary of the treasury and chief justice in the nation's early years. But having a Columbia graduate become president has taken a very long time.

The Ivy League school is part of Columbia University whose president, Lee Bollinger, says the school has a core commitment to public service and a tradition of producing outstanding leaders.

Another Columbia grad, Eric Holder, is said to be in line for the job of attorney general in the new administration.

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