CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Tel:
(718) 368-5000
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- Kingsborough Community College is a comprehensive community college, offering a broad array of educational opportunities in line with its current mission: preparation for transfer to a four-year institution, career development, general education, adult and continuing education, and support services.
School Highlights
CUNY Kingsborough Community College serves 15,051 students (54% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is same as the state community college average of 25:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 59%.
Top Rankings
CUNY Kingsborough Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in New York for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 603 teachers has declined by 12% over five years.
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College | (NY) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 603 staff | 88 staff |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 8 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cheering, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, VolleyballBaseball, Basketball, Cheering, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, |
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 7 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | Club or Organization: Over 80 clubs to choose from Arts and Music Programs: Professional cultural programs offered yearround Recreational Athletic Programs: and volleyball courts, Fitness center with cardio machines and free weights, indoor basketball, raquetball, swimming |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Kingsborough Community College is located on a 70-acre campus on the southern tip of Brooklyn, NY, in Manhattan Beach. Founded in 1963, the college serves offers a wide range of credit and non-credit courses in the liberal arts and career education, as well as a number of specialized programs. Kingsborough Community College serves approximately 15,000 students taking credit courses and another 20,000 students taking non-credit and continuing education courses. Students attend Kingsborough Community College to prepare for transfer to four-year colleges or universities or to prepare for jobs or career advancements. Among the more than 1,100 community colleges nationwide, Kingsborough Community College ranks in the top 5% in awarding associate degrees to students who wish to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Kingsborough also presents many community events each year that attract visitors to the campus, including a free summer music festival and a performing arts festival. Kingsborough is fully accredited and approved by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Learn more: http://www.youtube.com/kingsboroughCUNY
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to CUNY Kingsborough Community College is Gamla college (3.1 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Gamla collegePrivate, non-profitn/a students | 3.10 Mi1213 elm ave
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 339-4747 3.10n/a - 6,638 students | 6.20 Mi1650 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 270-4900 6.206,638 - ASA CollegePrivate for-profit4,356 students | 8.30 Mi81 Willoughby Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 522-9073 8.304,356 - 17,269 students | 8.60 Mi300 Jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 260-5500 8.6017,269 - New York Career InstitutePrivate, for profit545 students | 10.10 Mi11 Park Place 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007
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