Community College Earnings in New York

Community college graduates in New York (10 years post graduation) earn approximately $35,200 per year (2021).
The community colleges in New York with the highest earning graduates are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Community College Earnings in New York (2021)

  • College Student Earnings Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Montefiore School of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $84,300
    53 Valentine Street
    Mount Vernon,  NY  10550
    (914) 361-6537
  • Rank: #22.
    Cochran School of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $83,800
    967 North Broadway-Andrus Pavillion-Saint John's Riverside, HOSP
    Yonkers,  NY  10701
    (914) 964-4296
  • Rank: #33.
    Helene Fuld College of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $80,000
    24 East 120th Street
    New York,  NY  10035
    (212) 616-7200
  • Rank: #44.
    St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
    Private for-profit
    $78,300
    97-77 Queens Blvd
    Rego Park,  NY  11374
    (718) 357-0500
  • Rank: #55.
    St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
    Private for-profit
    $76,300
    2 Teleport Drive, Corporate Commons Two, Suite 203
    Staten Island,  NY  10311
    (718) 517-7700
  • Rank: #66.
    Belanger School of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $59,700
    650 McClellan St
    Schenectady,  NY  12304
    (518) 243-4471
  • Rank: #77.
    St. Joseph's College of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $55,600
    206 Prospect Ave
    Syracuse,  NY  13203
    (315) 448-5040
  • Rank: #88.
    Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $55,500
    2215 Genesee Street
    Utica,  NY  13501
    (315) 801-8253
  • Rank: #99.
    Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
    Private not-for-profit
    $53,600
    86-01 23rd Avenue
    Flushing,  NY  11369
    (718) 429-6600
  • Rank: #1010.
    Farmingdale State College
    Public
    $52,100
    2350 Broadhollow Road
    Farmingdale,  NY  11735
    (631) 420-2000
  • Rank: #1111.
    Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital
    Private not-for-profit
    $51,900
    765 Irving Ave
    Syracuse,  NY  13210
    (315) 470-7481
  • Rank: #1212.
    Fashion Institute of Technology
    Public
    $50,500
    227 W 27th St
    New York,  NY  10001
    (212) 217-7999
  • Rank: #1313.
    Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $48,200
    1300 Massachusetts Avenue
    Troy,  NY  12065
    (518) 268-5130
  • Rank: #1414.
    Memorial College of Nursing
    Private not-for-profit
    $47,800
    600 Northern Blvd
    Albany,  NY  12204
    (518) 471-3260
  • Rank: #1515.
    Island Drafting and Technical Institute
    Private for-profit
    $43,600
    128 Broadway Rte 110
    Amityville,  NY  11701
    (631) 691-8733
  • Rank: #1616.
    Maria College of Albany
    Maria College of Albany Photo - Learning takes place inside and outside classrooms with frequent professor and student interactions.
    Public
    $43,000
    700 New Scotland Ave
    Albany,  NY  12208
    (518) 438-3111
  • Rank: #1717.
    Berkeley College-New York
    Private for-profit
    $42,300
    3 East 43 Street
    New York,  NY  10017
    (212) 986-4343
  • Rank: #1818.
    Nassau Community College
    Public
    $42,000
    One Education Dr
    Garden City,  NY  11530
    (516) 572-7501
  • Rank: #1919.
    SUNY Westchester Community College
    Public
    $41,800
    75 Grasslands Road
    Valhalla,  NY  10595
    (914) 606-6600
  • Rank: #2020.
    CUNY New York City College of Technology
    Public
    $41,600
    300 Jay St
    Brooklyn,  NY  11201
    (718) 260-5500
  • Rank: #21-2221.- 22.
    CUNY Queensborough Community College
    Public
    $40,700
    222-05 56th Ave
    Bayside,  NY  11364
    (718) 632-00000000
  • Rank: #21-2221.- 22.
    Suffolk County Community College
    Public
    $40,700
    533 College Rd
    Selden,  NY  11784
    (631) 451-4110
  • Rank: #23-2423.- 24.
    Rockland Community College
    Public
    $40,400
    145 College Rd
    Suffern,  NY  10901
    (845) 574-4000
  • Rank: #23-2423.- 24.
    SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
    SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Photo - Central Dining Hall on the Alfred State College campus
    Public
    $40,400
    10 Upper College Drive
    Alfred,  NY  14802
    (800) 425-3733
  • Rank: #25-2625.- 26.
    American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
    Private, non-profit
    $40,200
    619 West 54th Street - 2nd Floor
    New York,  NY  10019
    (212) 757-1190
  • Rank: #25-2625.- 26.
    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
    $40,200
    2001 Oriental Blvd
    Brooklyn,  NY  11235
    (718) 368-5000
  • Rank: #2727.
    Hudson Valley Community College
    Hudson Valley Community College Photo - Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies (TEC-SMART), located in Malta, NY
    Public
    $39,900
    80 Vandenburgh Ave
    Troy,  NY  12180
    (518) 629-4822
  • Rank: #28-2928.- 29.
    SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
    Public
    $39,400
    454 Delhi Drive
    Delhi,  NY  13753
    (607) 746-4000
  • Rank: #28-2928.- 29.
    The College of Westchester
    Private for-profit
    $39,400
    325 Central Ave
    White Plains,  NY  10606
    (914) 948-4442
  • Rank: #3030.
    Trocaire College
    Private not-for-profit
    $39,000
    360 Choate Ave
    Buffalo,  NY  14220
    (716) 826-1200
  • Rank: #3131.
    CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
    Public
    $38,200
    199 Chambers St
    New York,  NY  10007
    (212) 220-8000
  • Rank: #3232.
    CUNY Medgar Evers College
    Public
    $37,900
    1650 Bedford Ave
    Brooklyn,  NY  11225
    (718) 270-4900
  • Rank: #3333.
    Five Towns College
    Private for-profit
    $37,800
    305 North Service Road
    Dix Hills,  NY  11746
    (631) 424-7000
  • Rank: #3434.
    Dutchess Community College
    Dutchess Community College Photo - Soccer is just one of the sports offered at Dutchess Community College.
    Public
    $37,700
    53 Pendell Rd
    Poughkeepsie,  NY  12601
    (845) 431-8000
  • Rank: #3535.
    Globe Institute of Technology
    Private, for profit
    $37,500
    500 7th Ave
    New York,  NY  10018
    (212) 349-4330
  • Show 57 more community colleges in New York (out of 92 total colleges)
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