Top New York Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 97 top community colleges located throughout New York (48 public colleges and 49 private colleges), serving 422,699 students.
- For New York community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,512 per year for in-state students and $10,202 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,236 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in New York is 67% (view national acceptance rates).
- New York community colleges have a diversity score of 0.69, which is higher than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 51% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 28:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NY) School Average
Asian
6%
Hispanic
19%
Black
17%
White
49%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
4%
Unknown
4%
Top New York Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServicePrivate, non-profit619 West 54th Street - 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212)757-1190 449 students - American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkPrivate, non-profit120 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
(212)686-9244 253 students - Belanger School of NursingPrivate, non-profit650 McClellan St
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518)243-4471 127 students - 99 church street
White Plains, NY 10601
(914)694-1122 625 students - Berkeley College-New YorkPrivate, for profit3 East 43 Street
New York, NY 10017
(212)986-4343 4,525 students - Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyPrivate, for profit1259 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205
(518)437-1802 500 students - Bryant & Stratton College-AmherstPrivate, for profit3650 Millersport Highway
Getzville, NY 14068
(716)625-6300 356 students - Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloPrivate, for profit465 Main Street, Suite 400
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716)884-9120 800 students - Bryant & Stratton College-GreecePrivate, for profit854 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14612
(585)720-0660 421 students - Bryant & Stratton College-HenriettaPrivate, for profit1225 Jefferson Rd
Rochester, NY 14623
(585)292-5627 431 students - Bryant & Stratton College-SouthtownsPrivate, for profitSterling Park - 200 Redtail Rd.
Orchard Park, NY 14127
(716)677-9500 561 students - Bryant & Stratton College-SyracusePrivate, for profit953 James St
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315)472-6603 516 students - Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthPrivate, for profit8687 Carling Rd
Liverpool, NY 13090
(315)652-6500 472 students - Cochran School of NursingPrivate, non-profit967 North Broadway-Andrus Pavillion-Saint John's Riverside, HOSP
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914)964-4296 93 students - Crouse Hospital College of NursingPrivate, non-profit765 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315)470-7481 345 students - 199 Chambers St
New York, NY 10007
(212)220-8000 26,606 students - 2155 University Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453
(718)289-5100 11,506 students - 2001 Oriental Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718)368-4600 19,145 students - 31-10 Thomson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718)482-7200 20,231 students - 300 Jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718)260-5500 16,967 students - 222-05 56th Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718)631-6262 16,182 students - Elmira Business InstitutePrivate, for profit303 North Main Street
Elmira, NY 14901
(607)733-7177 205 students - Show 62 more community colleges in New York (out of 97 total colleges)
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