Top New York Community Colleges

  • For the 2019-20 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 (2019-20)

  • College Location Students
  • Adirondack Community College
    Public
    640 Bay Rd
    Queensbury,  NY  12804
    (518)743-2200
    4,247 students
  • American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
    Private, non-profit
    619 West 54th Street - 2nd Floor
    New York,  NY  10019
    (212)757-1190
    449 students
  • American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York
    Private, non-profit
    120 Madison Ave
    New York,  NY  10016
    (212)686-9244
    253 students
  • ASA College
    Private, for profit
    81 Willoughby Street
    Brooklyn,  NY  11201
    (718)522-9073
    4,624 students
  • Belanger School of Nursing
    Private, non-profit
    650 McClellan St
    Schenectady,  NY  12304
    (518)243-4471
    127 students
  • Berkeley college (White plains)
    Public
    99 church street
    White Plains,  NY  10601
    (914)694-1122
    625 students
  • Berkeley College-New York
    Private, for profit
    3 East 43 Street
    New York,  NY  10017
    (212)986-4343
    4,525 students
  • Boricua College
    Private, non-profit
    3755 Broadway
    New York,  NY  10032
    (212)694-1000
    1,163 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Albany
    Private, for profit
    1259 Central Ave
    Albany,  NY  12205
    (518)437-1802
    500 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Amherst
    Private, for profit
    3650 Millersport Highway
    Getzville,  NY  14068
    (716)625-6300
    356 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
    Private, for profit
    465 Main Street, Suite 400
    Buffalo,  NY  14203
    (716)884-9120
    800 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Greece
    Private, for profit
    854 Long Pond Road
    Rochester,  NY  14612
    (585)720-0660
    421 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Henrietta
    Private, for profit
    1225 Jefferson Rd
    Rochester,  NY  14623
    (585)292-5627
    431 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Southtowns
    Private, for profit
    Sterling Park - 200 Redtail Rd.
    Orchard Park,  NY  14127
    (716)677-9500
    561 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse
    Private, for profit
    953 James St
    Syracuse,  NY  13203
    (315)472-6603
    516 students
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North
    Private, for profit
    8687 Carling Rd
    Liverpool,  NY  13090
    (315)652-6500
    472 students
  • Cayuga County Community College
    Public
    197 Franklin St
    Auburn,  NY  13021
    (315)255-1743
    4,633 students
  • Cazenovia College
    Private, non-profit
    22 Sullivan St
    Cazenovia,  NY  13035
    (800)654-3210
    1,091 students
  • Clinton Community College
    Public
    136 Clinton Point Dr
    Plattsburgh,  NY  12901

    1,868 students
  • Cochran School of Nursing
    Private, non-profit
    967 North Broadway-Andrus Pavillion-Saint John's Riverside, HOSP
    Yonkers,  NY  10701
    (914)964-4296
    93 students
  • The College of Westchester
    Private, for profit
    325 Central Ave
    White Plains,  NY  10606

    916 students
  • Columbia-Greene Community College
    Public
    4400 Route 23
    Hudson,  NY  12534
    (518)828-4181
    2,047 students
  • Corning Community College
    Public
    1 Academic Dr
    Corning,  NY  14830
    (607)962-9011
    4,520 students
  • Crouse Hospital College of Nursing
    Private, non-profit
    765 Irving Ave
    Syracuse,  NY  13210
    (315)470-7481
    345 students
  • CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
    Public
    199 Chambers St
    New York,  NY  10007
    (212)220-8000
    26,606 students
  • CUNY Bronx Community College
    Public
    2155 University Avenue
    Bronx,  NY  10453
    (718)289-5100
    11,506 students
  • CUNY Hostos Community College
    Public
    500 Grand Concourse
    Bronx,  NY  10451
    (718)518-4444
    6,985 students
  • CUNY Kingsborough Community College
    CUNY Kingsborough Community College Photo - CUNY Kingsborough Community College offers over 50 programs of study, including liberal arts, business, criminal justice, nursing, and maritime technology. Located in Brooklyn's Manhattan Beach neighborhood, the bucolic campus is hugged by three bodies of water: Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean.
    Public
    2001 Oriental Blvd
    Brooklyn,  NY  11235
    (718)368-4600
    19,145 students
  • CUNY LaGuardia Community College
    Public
    31-10 Thomson Ave
    Long Island City,  NY  11101
    (718)482-7200
    20,231 students
  • CUNY Medgar Evers College
    Public
    1650 Bedford Ave
    Brooklyn,  NY  11225
    (718)270-4900
    6,701 students
  • CUNY New York City College of Technology
    Public
    300 Jay St
    Brooklyn,  NY  11201
    (718)260-5500
    16,967 students
  • CUNY Queensborough Community College
    Public
    222-05 56th Ave
    Oakland Gardens,  NY  11364
    (718)631-6262
    16,182 students
  • Dutchess Community College
    Dutchess Community College Photo - Bowne Hall was the only pre-existing building when the college began in 1957.
    Public
    53 Pendell Rd
    Poughkeepsie,  NY  12601
    (845)431-8000
    9,905 students
  • Elmira Business Institute
    Private, for profit
    303 North Main Street
    Elmira,  NY  14901
    (607)733-7177
    205 students
  • Erie Community College
    Public
    121 Ellicott St
    Buffalo,  NY  14203
    (716)842-2770
    12,733 students
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