Nassau Community College

One Education Dr, Garden City, NY, 11530-6793
Tel: (516)572-7501
Public | 23,777 students
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Nassau Community College serves 23,777 students (68% of students are full-time).
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 29:1 is higher than the college average of 21:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body.
  • Nassau Community College is one of 5 community colleges within Nassau County, NY.

School Overview:
Nassau Community College
Community College Avg.
Institution Level At least 2 but less than 4 years At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control Public Public
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		 826 staff 63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment 23,777 students 1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio 1:29 1:21
# Full-Time Students		 16,174 students 1,262 students
# Part-Time Students		 7,603 students 1,508 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		 - 1%
% Asian		 7% 2%
% Hawaiian		 - 1%
% Hispanic		 16% 6%
% Black		 20% 15%
% White		 56% 62%
% Two or more races		 - 2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $4,037 $4,485
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $7,769 $8,679
 

School Notes:

  • Nassau Community College was created as part of the State University of New York by the Nassau County Board of Supervisors on February 9, 1959. When the College opened in a wing of the County Court House in Mineola on February 1, 1960, it had only 632 students. Enrollment increased dramatically after 1962, when classes were moved to spacious facilities at the former U.S. Air Force base at Mitchel Field.
  • Nassau, the largest of SUNY's 30 community colleges, enjoys a nationwide reputation for academic excellence and ease of transferability to four-year schools. Nassau‘s faculty is one of the best in New York State, having a higher than average number of Ph.D's and one of the lowest teacher/student ratios.
  • The modern campus includes a library with sophisticated audio-visual facilities and classroom/laboratory wings equipped with personal computers and state-of-the-art apparatus for instruction in more than 60 different fields of study in business, fine & performing arts, health related sciences, liberal arts & sciences, mathematics / computer processing, natural sciences, engineering technologies and social sciences.
  • Expert coaching in the finest indoor and outdoor athletic facilities has made the men's and women's varsity teams at Nassau a dominant force in the National Junior College Athletic Association. Individual athletes have gone on to prominence at senior colleges and universities, as well as in professional sports and as coaches and physical education teachers.
  • The College is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is authorized by the N.Y. State Board of Regents to award two-year Associate Degrees in Arts (A.A.), Science (A.S.), and Applied Science (A.A.S.).
  • Sports Associations Memberships: National Athletic Association, National Junior College Athletic Association

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