CUNY Medgar Evers College
Tel:
(718) 270-4900
- Medgar Evers College was founded as a result of collaborative efforts by community leaders, elected officials, the Chancellor, and the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. The College, named for the late civil rights leader, Medgar Wiley Evers (1925-1963), was established in 1969 and named in 1970, with a mandate to meet the educational and social needs of the Central Brooklyn community. The College is committed to the fulfillment of this mandate. In keeping with the philosophy of The City University and Medgar Evers College, we believe that education has the power to positively transform the lives of individuals and is the right of all individuals in the pursuit of self-actualization. Consequently, the College's mission is to develop and maintain high quality, professional, career-oriented undergraduate degree programs in the context of liberal education. The College offers programs both at the baccalaureate and at the associate degree levels, giving close attention to the articulation between the two-year and the four-year programs. The College has a commitment to students who desire self-improvement, a sound education, an opportunity to develop a personal value system, and an opportunity to gain maximum benefits from life experience and from their environment.
School Highlights
CUNY Medgar Evers College serves 6,701 students (65% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is lower than the state community college average of 28:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 51%.
Top Placements
CUNY Medgar Evers College places among the top 20% of community colleges in New York for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 282 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | (NY) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Private, non-profit |
| Total Faculty | 282 staff | 81 staff |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to CUNY Medgar Evers College is ASA College (2.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- ASA CollegePrivate, for profit4,624 students | 2.40 Mi81 Willoughby Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 522-9073 2.404,624 - 16,967 students | 2.60 Mi300 Jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 260-5500 2.6016,967 - Gamla collegePrivate, non-profitn/a students | 3.40 Mi1213 elm ave
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 339-4747 3.40n/a - New York Career InstitutePrivate, for profit545 students | 4.20 Mi11 Park Place 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007
(212) 962-0002 4.20545 - Professional Business CollegePrivate, non-profitn/a students | 4.30 Mi408 Broadway 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-7300 4.30n/a
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