Best New York Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 96 community colleges serving 383,878 students in New York (49 public colleges and 47 private colleges).
For New York community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,858 per year for in-state students and $10,539 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,365 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in New York is 73% (view national acceptance rates).
New York community colleges have a diversity score of 0.73, which is equal to the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 59% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 25:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NY) School Average
Asian
7%
Hispanic
23%
Black
19%
White
41%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
6%
Top New York Community Colleges by Town (2021)
- College Location Students
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkPrivate not-for-profit120 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-9244 270 students - Belanger School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit650 McClellan St
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 243-4471 105 students - Berkeley College-New YorkPrivate for-profit3 East 43 Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 986-4343 3,696 students - Cochran School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit967 North Broadway-Andrus Pavillion-Saint John's Riverside, HOSP
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 964-4296 107 students - 2350 Broadhollow Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 420-2000 9,970 students - Five Towns CollegePrivate for-profit305 North Service Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746
(631) 424-7000 636 students - Helene Fuld College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit24 East 120th Street
New York, NY 10035
(212) 616-7200 488 students - Island Drafting and Technical InstitutePrivate for-profit128 Broadway Rte 110
Amityville, NY 11701
(631) 691-8733 82 students - Jamestown Business CollegePrivate for-profit7 Fairmount Ave
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 664-5100 298 students - Memorial College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit600 Northern Blvd
Albany, NY 12204
(518) 471-3260 114 students - Montefiore School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit53 Valentine Street
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 361-6537 148 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 199 students - 118-33 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 779-1430 902 students - Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalPrivate not-for-profit765 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 470-7481 247 students - Saint Elizabeth College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit2215 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 801-8253 197 students - St. Joseph's College of NursingPrivate not-for-profit206 Prospect Ave
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315) 448-5040 318 students - St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensPrivate for-profit97-77 Queens Blvd
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 357-0500 552 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 579 students - Samaritan Hospital School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit1300 Massachusetts Avenue
Troy, NY 12065
(518) 268-5130 130 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 1,542 students - Wood Tobe-Coburn SchoolPrivate, for profit8 E 40th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-9040 411 students - American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServicePrivate, non-profit619 West 54th Street - 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 757-1190 454 students - 99 church street
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 694-1122 625 students - Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyPrivate for-profit1259 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 437-0000000 419 students - Bryant & Stratton College-AmherstPrivate for-profit3650 Millersport Highway
Getzville, NY 14068
(716) 625-6300 317 students - Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloPrivate for-profit465 Main Street, Suite 400
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 884-9120 499 students - Bryant & Stratton College-GreecePrivate for-profit854 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 720-0660 223 students - Show 61 more community colleges in New York (out of 96 total colleges)
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