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New York Community Colleges Average Statistics

There are 91 community colleges (2-4 years colleges, offer Associate degree/program dominantly) located in New York - 37 schools are public and 54 private. 58 community colleges in New York have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools without open admission policies is 71.87% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 63.08%.
Total 234,174 students are attending New York community colleges and, among them, 49,148 students enrolled online exclusively. 40 schools offer online degree/programs out of New York community colleges. The following table summarizes the average statistics for key academic facts for the academic year 2023-2024.
New York Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools91 community colleges (37 public, 54 private)
Open Admission Policy58 out of 91 schools
Acceptance Rate71.87%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)63.08%
Tuition & Fees$7,238 New York Residents
$16,174 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$6,330
Student PopulationTotal 234,174 (2,692 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 49,148 (1,229 on average) in 40 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate48.05%
Transfer-out Rate17.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio15.38 to 1
Salary After 10 Years of Graduation$40,823

New York Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

Rockland Community College is ranked first among New York community colleges and Nassau Community College and SUNY Westchester Community College are second and third position in the ranking. The average tuition & fees of the schools are $7,238 for New York residents and $16,174 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the New York community colleges with average key statistics by ranking.
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2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in New York
NY RankNameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAverage Earning after 10 Years of GraduationStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
1 Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY
$6,398$11,920 $5,576 $42,900 5,472 29% 19 to 1
2 Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, NY
$6,330$12,130 $8,655 $43,900 11,996 21% 17 to 1
3 SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, NY$5,696$12,486 $6,454 $43,400 8,807 23% 18 to 1
4 CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, NY
$5,206$8,086 $6,269 $38,700 6,715 21% 14 to 1
5 CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY
$5,210$8,090 $4,773 $41,700 9,573 26% 15 to 1
6 Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, NY$11,300$11,300 $7,663 $36,700 7,843 24% 20 to 1
7 Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, NY
$6,440$12,080 $7,038 $42,400 20,014 23% 24 to 1
8 CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, NY
$5,218$8,098 $4,131 $39,200 13,064 28% 18 to 1
9 Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, NY
$6,946$12,831 $2,825 $34,600 4,442 23% 11 to 1
10 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY
$5,170$8,050 $6,112 $40,300 17,444 23% 18 to 1
11 Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, NY
$6,694$11,750 $6,869 $40,400 9,140 29% 16 to 1
12 Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn, NY
$6,462$11,598 $8,230 $34,600 3,479 25% 22 to 1
13 CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, NY
$5,252$8,132 $3,357 $41,300 15,042 26% 19 to 1
14 Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, NY$6,042$11,332 $9,515 $36,300 7,320 24% 16 to 1
15 SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, NY
$7,470$12,942 $8,041 $35,100 5,409 21% 19 to 1
16 Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
$5,346$10,146 $7,322 $37,200 7,047 27% 20 to 1
17 Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, NY
$6,600$12,040 $7,313 $35,200 3,756 35% 21 to 1
18 Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, NY
$6,382$12,046 $7,375 $40,100 4,976 21% 17 to 1
19 Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, NY
$5,832$6,048 $8,111 $35,900 2,292 27% 17 to 1
20 Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, NY
$6,726$11,862 $5,534 $36,600 3,838 31% 15 to 1
21 Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, NY
$5,800$6,400 $8,318 $33,800 4,323 33% 14 to 1
22 Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown, NY
$6,054$6,654 $7,147 $35,400 1,812 31% 21 to 1
23 Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh, NY
$6,831$6,831 $7,014 $35,500 994 23% 14 to 1
24 Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, NY$5,776$5,776 $8,069 $34,500 2,030 29% 16 to 1
25 CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY
$5,208$8,088 $6,012 $35,000 4,904 20% 13 to 1
26 SUNY AdirondackQueensbury, NY
$6,528$9,192 $7,613 $36,000 2,662 26% 15 to 1
27 Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, NY
$6,376$11,656 $5,253 $35,600 2,912 28% 21 to 1
28 SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning, NY
$5,966$9,230 $7,606 $35,700 3,786 40% 27 to 1
29 Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NY
$5,856$10,756 $8,716 $35,500 8,283 21% 17 to 1
30 Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, NY$6,114$8,695 $10,205 $34,600 5,539 32% 18 to 1
31 Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NY
$6,138$8,250 $4,886 $34,300 5,331 29% 14 to 1
32 Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson, NY
$5,904$11,160 $7,100 $37,600 1,447 32% 16 to 1
33 Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake, NY
$6,288$11,760 $7,034 $33,900 1,698 23% 19 to 1
34 Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, NY
$5,924$8,636 $10,043 $35,100 3,657 27% 15 to 1
35 Bryant & Stratton College-SyracuseSyracuse, NY$17,470 - $26,600 413 - 13 to 1
37 North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake, NY
$6,562$13,734 $7,171 $33,900 1,604 26% 12 to 1
38 Bryant & Stratton College-HenriettaRochester, NY$16,202 - $26,600 222 - 13 to 1
41 Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusAlbany, NY$15,865 $5,549 $24,200 365 33% 12 to 1
42 CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York, NY$5,194$8,074 $7,327 - 842 31% 14 to 1
- Bard College - New York Public Library, Countee Cullen BranchNew York, NY- - $0 - - -
- Ohel Margulia SeminaryMonsey, NY$9,500 $7,571 $0 246 97% 13 to 1
- Derech Hachaim SeminaryMonroe, NY$11,000 $5,171 $0 290 97% 48 to 1
- Bryant & Stratton College-SyracuseSyracuse, NY$19,323 - $0 - - -
- New York Career InstituteNew York, NY
$14,025 - - 399 - 12 to 1
- Bard College - Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY- - $0 - - -
- New York SeminaryBrooklyn, NY$12,750 $4,847 $0 114 85% 13 to 1
- Bryant & Stratton College-HenriettaRochester, NY$18,692 - $0 - - -
- CVPH Medical Center School of Radiologic TechnologyPlattsburgh, NY
$19,750 $4,641 - 18 80% 6 to 1
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island, NY$17,525 $4,073 $78,100 658 47% 18 to 1
- Mildred Elley-New York CampusNew York, NY$17,926 $5,293 $24,200 867 24% 26 to 1
- Belanger School of NursingSchenectady, NY
$11,928 $4,732 $47,900 141 100% 3 to 1
- Word of Life Bible InstitutePottersville, NY
$11,500 $8,536 $32,400 487 74% 23 to 1
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the TheaterNew York City, NY
$18,400 $4,726 - 64 66% 7 to 1
- Digital Film AcademyNew York, NY$18,072 $4,305 - 162 58% 9 to 1
- Seminar L'moros Bais YaakovBrooklyn, NY$11,500 $6,053 $21,900 426 50% 35 to 1
- AMG School of NursingBrooklyn, NY
$32,500 $8,868 - 479 71% 30 to 1
- Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalSyracuse, NY
$19,228 $4,906 $53,700 215 63% 9 to 1
- Montefiore School of NursingMount Vernon, NY
$22,620 $2,205 - 95 - 8 to 1
- Island Drafting and Technical InstituteAmityville, NY
$19,200 $9,727 $47,500 67 82% 22 to 1
- Manhattan School of Computer TechnologyBrooklyn, NY
$4,670 $4,516 - 339 71% 15 to 1
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkNew York, NY
$39,475 $11,762 $38,200 209 66% 8 to 1
- Merkaz Bnos-Business SchoolBrooklyn, NY
$31,200 $6,386 $23,100 129 88% 13 to 1
- Samaritan Hospital School of NursingTroy, NY
$14,671 $3,990 $52,700 127 33% 7 to 1
- Ace Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY
$11,125 $5,547 - 330 42% 11 to 1
- Joffrey Ballet SchoolNew York, NY
$22,545 $8,116 - 166 6% 18 to 1
- Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthNew York, NY
$21,200 $6,613 $32,600 437 24% 18 to 1
- Saint Elizabeth College of NursingUtica, NY
$30,000 $3,969 $58,400 141 - 6 to 1
- New York Medical Career Training CenterFlushing, NY$29,500 $5,251 - 201 97% 18 to 1
- Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy TechnologyNew York, NY
$5,250 $3,640 - 15 - 5 to 1
- Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health SciencesGeneva, NY$12,980 $1,876 - 98 - 6 to 1
- St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park, NY$17,556 $4,410 $84,400 827 66% 17 to 1
- Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNew York, NY$26,041 $3,945 $40,500 1,053 31% 20 to 1
- Circle in the Square Theatre SchoolNew York, NY
$24,085 $6,942 - 43 100% 2 to 1
- Miami Ad School-New YorkAstoria, NY$19,400 $877 $92,100 29 - 5 to 1
- Cochran School of NursingYonkers, NY
$8,120 $2,519 $85,200 115 - 4 to 1
- New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsLong Island City, NY$26,000 $3,712 $30,300 266 59% 18 to 1
- Center for Ultrasound Research & EducationWhite Plains, NY
$47,700 $4,243 - 210 52% 20 to 1
- School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY
$8,750 $1,778 - 10 - 1 to 1
- Elyon CollegeBrooklyn, NY
$14,620 $12,331 - 73 93% 10 to 1
- Hunter Business SchoolLevittown, NY$14,825 $7,007 $30,300 952 81% 16 to 1
- Western Suffolk BOCESNorthport, NY
$44,560$44,560 $4,466 $45,100 248 88% 10 to 1
- Bnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryBrooklyn, NY
$9,450 $8,229 - 159 68% 22 to 1
- The Ailey SchoolNew York, NY
$14,235 $10,604 - 67 85% 3 to 1
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsNew York, NY
$37,200 $15,992 $35,600 376 84% 14 to 1
- St. Joseph's College of NursingSyracuse, NY
$23,206 $9,507 $57,200 239 100% 13 to 1
- American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServiceNew York, NY
$20,018 $4,063 $44,800 382 33% 26 to 1
- Long Island Business InstituteFlushing, NY
$12,000 $10,144 $25,500 743 23% 29 to 1
- New York Automotive and Diesel InstituteJamaica, NY$38,600 $4,801 $36,600 408 59% 21 to 1
- Center for Allied Health EducationBrooklyn, NY$61,175 $3,757 - 393 100% 10 to 1
- Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira, NY
$21,708 $5,452 - 47 66% 4 to 1
- St. Peter's Hospital College of NursingAlbany, NY
$14,756 $3,436 $62,700 121 100% 6 to 1
Average$7,238$16,174 $6,330$40,8232,692 48.05%15.38 to 1
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