There are 87 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in New York - 37 public and 50 private schools.

The 2024 average tuition & fees of New York community colleges is $11,295 for New York residents and $16,207 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $6,330. A total of 233,140 students enrolled in New York community colleges (2,775 in average).


New York Community Colleges Average Statistics

57 New York community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 71.15% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 61.57%.

46 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,293 students enrolled online exclusively.

The average graduation rate is 48.05% and the transfer-out rate is 48.05%. The average students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 at New York community colleges.

The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for New York community colleges.

New York Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools87 community colleges (37 public, 50 private)
Open Admission Policy57 out of 87 schools
Tuition & Fees$11,295 New York Residents
$16,207 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$6,330
Student PopulationTotal 233,140 (2,775 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 49,133 (1,293 on average) in 46 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate48.05%
Transfer-out Rate17.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio15.48 to 1

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 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools are $11,295 for New York residents and $16,207 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the New York community colleges with key statistics by ranking.

2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in New York
NY RankNameTuition & FeesFinancial AidStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
1Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY$11,353 ($6,401) $5,576 5,472 29% 19 to 1
2Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, NY$12,130 ($6,330) $8,655 11,996 21% 17 to 1
3SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, NY$12,486 ($5,696) $6,454 8,807 23% 18 to 1
4CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, NY$8,086 ($5,206) $6,269 6,715 21% 14 to 1
5CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY$8,090 ($5,210) $4,773 9,573 26% 15 to 1
6Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, NY$11,300 $7,663 7,843 24% 20 to 1
7Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, NY$12,080 ($6,440) $7,038 20,014 23% 24 to 1
8CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, NY$8,098 ($5,218) $4,131 13,064 28% 18 to 1
9Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, NY$12,831 ($6,946) $2,825 4,442 23% 11 to 1
10CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY$8,050 ($5,170) $6,112 17,444 23% 18 to 1
11Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, NY$11,750 ($6,694) $6,869 9,140 29% 16 to 1
12Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn, NY$11,598 ($6,462) $8,230 3,479 25% 22 to 1
13CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, NY$8,132 ($5,252) $3,357 15,042 26% 19 to 1
14Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, NY$11,332 ($6,042) $9,515 7,320 24% 16 to 1
15SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, NY$12,942 ($7,470) $8,041 5,409 21% 19 to 1
16Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, NY$10,146 ($5,346) $7,322 7,047 27% 20 to 1
17Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, NY$12,040 ($6,600) $7,313 3,756 35% 21 to 1
18Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, NY$12,046 ($6,382) $7,375 4,976 21% 17 to 1
19Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, NY$6,048 $8,111 2,292 27% 17 to 1
20Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, NY$11,862 ($6,726) $5,534 3,838 31% 15 to 1
21Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, NY$6,400 ($5,800) $8,318 4,323 33% 14 to 1
22Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown, NY$6,654 ($6,054) $7,147 1,812 31% 21 to 1
23Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh, NY$6,831 $7,014 994 23% 14 to 1
24Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, NY$5,776 $8,069 2,030 29% 16 to 1
25CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY$8,088 ($5,208) $6,012 4,904 20% 13 to 1
26SUNY AdirondackQueensbury, NY$9,192 ($6,528) $7,613 2,662 26% 15 to 1
27Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, NY$11,656 ($6,376) $5,253 2,912 28% 21 to 1
28SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning, NY$9,230 ($5,966) $7,606 3,786 40% 27 to 1
29Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NY$10,756 ($5,856) $8,716 8,283 21% 17 to 1
30Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, NY$8,695 ($6,114) $10,205 5,539 32% 18 to 1
31Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NY$8,250 ($6,138) $4,886 5,331 29% 14 to 1
32Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson, NY$11,160 ($5,904) $7,100 1,447 32% 16 to 1
33Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake, NY$11,761 ($6,289) $7,034 1,698 23% 19 to 1
34Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, NY$8,636 ($5,924) $10,043 3,657 27% 15 to 1
37North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake, NY$13,735 ($6,562) $7,171 1,604 26% 12 to 1
41Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusAlbany, NY$15,865 ($12,285) $5,549 365 33% 12 to 1
42CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York, NY$8,074 ($5,194) $7,327 842 31% 14 to 1
-Cochran School of NursingYonkers, NY$10,238 $2,519 115 - 4 to 1
-New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsLong Island City, NY$26,000 $3,712 266 59% 18 to 1
-AMG School of NursingBrooklyn, NY$32,500 $8,868 479 71% 30 to 1
-School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY$8,750 ($7,500) $1,778 10 - 1 to 1
-Hunter Business SchoolLevittown, NY$14,825 $7,007 952 81% 16 to 1
-Montefiore School of NursingMount Vernon, NY$27,024 $2,205 95 - 8 to 1
-Manhattan School of Computer TechnologyBrooklyn, NY$4,670 $4,516 339 71% 15 to 1
-Merkaz Bnos-Business SchoolBrooklyn, NY$31,200 $6,386 129 88% 13 to 1
-St. Joseph's College of NursingSyracuse, NY$23,321 ($19,700) $9,507 239 100% 13 to 1
-Long Island Business InstituteFlushing, NY$12,000 $10,144 743 23% 29 to 1
-American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkNew York, NY$39,475 ($34,170) $11,762 209 66% 8 to 1
-Ace Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY$11,125 $5,547 330 42% 11 to 1
-Joffrey Ballet SchoolNew York, NY$22,545 ($15,649) $8,116 166 6% 18 to 1
-St. Peter's Hospital College of NursingAlbany, NY$14,756 ($12,595) $3,436 121 100% 6 to 1
-CVPH Medical Center School of Radiologic TechnologyPlattsburgh, NY$19,750 $4,641 18 80% 6 to 1
-New York Medical Career Training CenterFlushing, NY$29,500 $5,251 201 97% 18 to 1
-St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island, NY$17,525 ($17,034) $4,073 658 47% 18 to 1
-Belanger School of NursingSchenectady, NY$11,928 ($11,014) $4,732 141 100% 3 to 1
-Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health SciencesGeneva, NY$12,820 ($11,540) $1,876 98 - 6 to 1
-Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNew York, NY$27,450 ($21,200) $3,945 1,053 31% 20 to 1
-Miami Ad School-New YorkAstoria, NY$19,400 $877 29 - 5 to 1
-Word of Life Bible InstitutePottersville, NY$11,500 ($10,300) $8,536 487 74% 23 to 1
-Neighborhood Playhouse School of the TheaterNew York City, NY$18,400 ($16,400) $4,726 64 66% 7 to 1
-Center for Ultrasound Research & EducationWhite Plains, NY$47,700 $4,243 210 52% 20 to 1
-Seminar L'moros Bais YaakovBrooklyn, NY$11,500 ($9,290) $6,053 426 50% 35 to 1
-Elyon CollegeBrooklyn, NY$14,620 ($13,220) $12,331 73 93% 10 to 1
-Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalEast Syracuse, NY$17,528 ($12,083) $4,906 215 63% 9 to 1
-Western Suffolk BOCESNorthport, NY$44,560 $4,466 248 88% 10 to 1
-Island Drafting and Technical InstituteAmityville, NY$19,200 ($16,650) $9,727 67 82% 22 to 1
-Bnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryBrooklyn, NY$9,450 $8,229 159 68% 22 to 1
-New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsNew York, NY$37,200 ($32,600) $15,992 376 84% 14 to 1
-The Ailey SchoolNew York, NY$14,235 ($12,265) $10,604 67 85% 3 to 1
-New York Automotive and Diesel InstituteJamaica, NY$38,600 $4,801 408 59% 21 to 1
-Samaritan Hospital School of NursingTroy, NY$14,671 ($13,476) $3,990 127 33% 7 to 1
-Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthNew York, NY$20,080 ($14,070) $6,613 437 24% 18 to 1
-American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServiceNew York, NY$20,018 ($17,085) $4,063 382 33% 26 to 1
-Center for Allied Health EducationBrooklyn, NY$61,175 ($21,591) $3,757 393 100% 10 to 1
-Saint Elizabeth College of NursingUtica, NY$30,000 ($16,630) $3,969 141 - 6 to 1
-Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira, NY$21,708 $5,452 47 66% 4 to 1
-Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy TechnologyNew York, NY$5,250 ($5,000) $3,640 15 - 5 to 1
-Mildred Elley-New York CampusNew York, NY$17,926 ($13,365) $5,293 867 24% 26 to 1
-St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park, NY$17,556 $4,410 827 66% 17 to 1
-Circle in the Square Theatre SchoolNew York, NY$24,085 ($17,540) $6,942 43 100% 2 to 1
-Digital Film AcademyNew York, NY$18,072 $4,305 162 58% 9 to 1
Average$16,207 ($11,295) $6,330233,140 48.05% 15.48 to 1