Nassau Community College is a public community college located in Garden City, NY. It offers 91 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Nassau Community College is $6,330 for New York residents and $12,130 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New York public community colleges' average ($10,861).

The school has 11,996 students, which is higher than New York community collleges' average (2,570). In addition, 3,837 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (15 to 1) of New York community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Nassau Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New York community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,330$12,130
Books & Supplies$2,100
Off-Campus Living Costs$22,482
Average Financial Aid$8,655
Cost of Attendance$30,912$36,712
After Financial Aid$22,257$28,057
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New York ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Nassau Community College$6,330$12,130
Public Community Colleges in New York$7,244$10,861
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Nassau Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs2962NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Disability Studies2 completers
13 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED 17 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceNOT OFFERED 32 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cooking and Related Culinary ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Teacher Assistant/Aide12 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
American Sign Language (ASL)NOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal32 completers
22 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 54 completers
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 778 completers
NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 46 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 139 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED 31 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager14 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
DanceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel DesignNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Interior Design1 completers
12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
ActingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Photography 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 30 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 25 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder9 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary1 completers
9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 24 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED 33 completers
NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED 20 completers
NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietitian Assistant NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 143 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management2 completers
155 completers
NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 49 completers
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive SecretaryNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 45 completers
NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 11,996 students at Nassau Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,976 male students and 6,652 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total12,6286,9315,697
Male Students5,9763,5602,416
Female Students6,6523,3713,281

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 11,996 total students, 7,463 students enrolled through distance learning (3,837 students enrolled exclusively and 3,626 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,996
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,837
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,626
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,533

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Nassau Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
AddressOne Education Dr, Garden City, NY
Phone516-572-7501
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$6,330
Out-of-State$12,130
Student Population »11,996 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »21%
Transfer-out Rate16%
Retention Rate65% (Full-time)
46% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$8,655
Students to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)