Top Suffolk County Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 4 top community colleges in Suffolk County, New York, serving 27,630 students.
- The average community college acceptance rate in New York is 67% (view national acceptance rates).
- Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), and the student:teacher ratio is 34:1.
Top Suffolk County Community Colleges (2020)
- College Location Students
- Five Towns CollegePrivate, for profit305 North Service Road
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631)424-7000 687 students - Island Drafting and Technical InstitutePrivate, for profit128 Broadway Rte 110
Amityville, NY 11701
(631)691-8733 103 students - SBI Campus-An Affiliate of Sanford-BrownPrivate, for profit320 S. Service Road
Melville, NY 11747
(631)370-3300 240 students
Recent Articles
We look at why millions of Americans are choosing community college over a traditional four-year school today.
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
