Notable Community and Technical Colleges in New York

This directory-style guide highlights 50 community and technical colleges in New York. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Suffolk County Community College — Selden, New York. Two-year institution.
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College — New York, New York. Two-year institution.
CUNY Kingsborough Community College — Brooklyn, New York. Two-year institution.
CUNY LaGuardia Community College — Long Island City, New York. Two-year institution.
Nassau Community College — Garden City, New York. Two-year institution.
CUNY Queensborough Community College — Bayside, New York. Two-year institution.
Hudson Valley Community College — Troy, New York. Two-year institution.
SUNY Westchester Community College — Valhalla, New York. Two-year institution.
Monroe Community College — Rochester, New York. Two-year institution.
Erie Community College — Buffalo, New York. Two-year institution.
Onondaga Community College — Syracuse, New York. Two-year institution.
Dutchess Community College — Poughkeepsie, New York. Two-year institution.
CUNY Bronx Community College — Bronx, New York. Two-year institution.
Mohawk Valley Community College — Utica, New York. Two-year institution.
Rockland Community College — Suffern, New York. Two-year institution.
SUNY Broome Community College — Binghamton, New York. Two-year institution.
Finger Lakes Community College — Canandaigua, New York. Two-year institution.
Orange County Community College — Middletown, New York. Two-year institution.
CUNY Hostos Community College — Bronx, New York. Two-year institution.
Tompkins Cortland Community College — Dryden, New York. Two-year institution.
Genesee Community College — Batavia, New York. Two-year institution.
Niagara County Community College — Sanborn, New York. Two-year institution.
SUNY Corning Community College — Corning, New York. Two-year institution.
Jamestown Community College — Jamestown, New York. Two-year institution.
Schenectady County Community College — Schenectady, New York. Two-year institution.
Cayuga County Community College — Auburn, New York. Two-year institution.
Ulster County Community College — Stone Ridge, New York. Two-year institution.
SUNY Adirondack — Queensbury, New York. Two-year institution.
Jefferson Community College — Watertown, New York. Two-year institution.
Herkimer County Community College — Herkimer, New York. Two-year institution.
Fulton-Montgomery Community College — Johnstown, New York. Two-year institution.
Sullivan County Community College — Loch Sheldrake, New York. Two-year institution.
North Country Community College — Saranac Lake, New York. Two-year institution.
Columbia-Greene Community College — Hudson, New York. Two-year institution.
Clinton Community College — Plattsburgh, New York. Two-year institution.
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College — New York, New York. Two-year institution.
Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov — Brooklyn, New York. Two-year institution.
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service — New York, New York. Two-year institution.
Ohel Margulia Seminary — Monsey, New York. Two-year institution.
St. Joseph's College of Nursing — Syracuse, New York. Two-year institution.
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital — Syracuse, New York. Two-year institution.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York — New York, New York. Two-year institution.
Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary — Brooklyn, New York. Two-year institution.
Belanger School of Nursing — Schenectady, New York. Two-year institution.
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing — Utica, New York. Two-year institution.
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing — Troy, New York. Two-year institution.
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing — Albany, New York. Two-year institution.
Cochran School of Nursing — Yonkers, New York. Two-year institution.
New York Seminary — Brooklyn, New York. Two-year institution.
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences — Geneva, New York. Two-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.