Best New York Community Colleges (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 98 community colleges serving 375,404 students in New York (49 public colleges and 49 private colleges).
For New York community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,464 per year for in-state students and $10,103 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,522 per year (view national tuition costs).
The best top ranked community colleges in California include Belanger School of Nursing, New York Career Institute and Berkeley College-New York.
The average community college acceptance rate in New York is 72% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 61% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 11:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NY) School Average
Asian
8%
Hispanic
24%
Black
19%
White
39%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
3%
Unknown
5%
Top Ranked New York Community Colleges (2022)
- College Location Students
- Belanger School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit650 McClellan St
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 243-4471 131 students - Berkeley College-New YorkPrivate for-profit3 East 43 Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 986-4343 2,954 students - Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyPrivate for-profit1259 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205
(866) 948-0571 418 students - Bryant & Stratton College-SouthtownsPrivate for-profitSterling Park - 180 Redtail Rd.
Orchard Park, NY 14127
(716) 677-9500 195 students - Bryant & Stratton College-SyracusePrivate for-profit953 James St
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315) 472-6603 413 students - Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthPrivate for-profit7805 Oswego Rd
Liverpool, NY 13090
(315) 652-6500 632 students - Cochran School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit967 North Broadway-Andrus Pavillion-Saint John's Riverside, HOSP
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 964-4296 87 students - The College of WestchesterPrivate for-profit325 Central Ave
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 948-4442 906 students - 199 Chambers St
New York, NY 10007
(212) 220-8000 25,500 students - 2350 Broadhollow Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 420-2000 9,996 students - Five Towns CollegePrivate for-profit305 North Service Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746
(631) 424-7000 656 students - Helene Fuld College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit24 East 120th Street
New York, NY 10035
(212) 616-7200 615 students - 80 Vandenburgh Ave
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 629-4822 10,416 students - Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical NursingPrivate not-for-profit1630 Portland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 922-1400 207 students - Island Drafting and Technical InstitutePrivate for-profit128 Broadway Rte 110
Amityville, NY 11701
(631) 691-8733 86 students - Jamestown Business CollegePrivate for-profit7 Fairmount Ave
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 664-5100 305 students - 700 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 438-3111 796 students - Montefiore School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit53 Valentine Street
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 361-6537 162 students - New York Career InstitutePrivate, for profit11 Park Place 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007
(212) 962-0002 545 students - Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth IsraelPrivate not-for-profit766 Avenue of the Americas 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 614-6114 261 students - 118-33 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 779-1430 901 students - Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalPrivate not-for-profit765 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 470-7256 216 students - Saint Elizabeth College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit2215 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 801-8253 181 students - St. Joseph's College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit206 Prospect Ave
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315) 448-5040 337 students - St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensPrivate for-profit97-77 Queens Blvd
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 357-0500 592 students - St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandPrivate for-profit2 Teleport Drive, Corporate Commons Two, Suite 203
Staten Island, NY 10311
(718) 517-7700 598 students - St. Peter's Hospital College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit714 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 525-6850 111 students - 1300 Massachusetts Avenue
Troy, NY 12065
(518) 268-5130 136 students - SBI Campus-An Affiliate of Sanford-BrownPrivate, for profit320 S. Service Road
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 370-3300 240 students - Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate not-for-profit86-01 23rd Avenue
Flushing, NY 11369
(718) 429-6600 1,634 students - Wood Tobe-Coburn SchoolPrivate, for profit8 E 40th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-9040 411 students - Show 63 more community colleges in New York (out of 98 total colleges)
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