New York Community Colleges

There are 100 community colleges located throughout New York (47 public colleges and 53 private colleges), serving 429,519 students.

For New York community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,480 per year for in-state students and $9,953 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,254 per year (view national tuition costs).

The average community college acceptance rate in New York is 68% (view national acceptance rates).

New York community colleges have a diversity score of 0.70, which is higher than the national average of 0.67 (view national diversity statistics).

Minority enrollment is 52% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 27:1.