Bramson ORT College Profile | Forest Hills, New York (NY)

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69-30 Austin St
Forest Hills, NY 11375-4239

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ORT Operations USA is the programmatic arm of its sponsoring organizations, American ORT and Women's American ORT. Among ORT's USA activities, it currently provides two post-secondary technical schools and a junior college at locations in California, Illinois and New York. It also maintains Computer centers in Florida, Ohio and Georgia. In addition, ORT provides an extensive collection of Internet and multimedia resources dedicated specifically to the use of technology in Jewish education. The focus is on the use of state-of-the-art technology and methodology in all aspects of education, with a special emphasis on Judaica. ORT is particularly proud of its educational materials and programs related to teaching about modern Israel, Hebrew language instruction, and Holocaust Studies.

School Highlights

Bramson ORT College serves 641 students (81% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is more than the state average of 52%.
Bramson ORT College is one of 7 community colleges within Queens County, NY.
The nearest community college is Plaza College (2.90 miles away).

The student population of 641 has declined by 31% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 10:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.72 is more than the state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	641 students	1,316 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	27:1

# Full-Time Students	521 students	911 students

# Part-Time Students	120 students	405 students


% Asian	27%	6%

% Hispanic	16%	19%

% Black	16%	17%

% White	39%	48%

% Two or more races	1%	1%

% Non Resident races	1%	4%


Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.72	0.70

College Completion Rate	34%	27%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$32,300	$35,300

The private state tuition of $11,330 is less than the state average of $16,233. The private state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

Private State Tuition Fees	$11,330	$16,233

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	100%	93%

Median Debt for Graduates	$8,550	$13,747

Median Debt for Dropouts	$4,750	$5,868

Acceptance Rate	91%	73%

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

ORT Operations USA is the programmatic arm of its sponsoring organizations, American ORT and Women's American ORT. Among ORT's USA activities, it currently provides two post-secondary technical schools and a junior college at locations in California, Illinois and New York. It also maintains Computer centers in Florida, Ohio and Georgia. In addition, ORT provides an extensive collection of Internet and multimedia resources dedicated specifically to the use of technology in Jewish education. The focus is on the use of state-of-the-art technology and methodology in all aspects of education, with a special emphasis on Judaica. ORT is particularly proud of its educational materials and programs related to teaching about modern Israel, Hebrew language instruction, and Holocaust Studies.