Start at Your SUNY Community College This Fall
Career-focused programs, low tuition, and supportive faculty make your local SUNY community college a great place to launch your career or start on a 4-year degree—without taking on lifelong debt.
Career-focused programs, low tuition, and supportive faculty make your local SUNY community college a great place to launch your career or start on a 4-year degree—without taking on lifelong debt.
SUNY community college students save thousands on college, with supportive faculty and career-focused programs. In addition to on-campus programs, SUNY community colleges offer 2-year associate degrees online, 1-year certificates online, microcredentials, and evening and weekend classes to fit your busy life.
OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE GRADUATES HAVE ZERO FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT
1/2 THE AVERAGE COST OF COLLEGE In THE U.S.
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE AT SUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ACROSS NEW YORK
GUARANTEED ADMISSION
TO A 4-YEAR SUNY SCHOOL AFTER COMPLETING AA or AS DEGREE
DIRECT
CAREER PLACEMENT
New York State's Excelsior Scholarship can help you attend a SUNY community college tuition-free. All two-year degree programs are eligible without any requirement of transfer or continuing to a four-year program.
Thanks to a recent investment by New York State, part-time students (taking at least 6 credit hours per semester) are now eligible for New York State's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) without a prior history of full-time study. TAP awards grants of up to $5,665 annually and, in addition to applying for federal student aid, is one of the first financial aid options New York State students should consider.
How do you get it? Apply for NYS TAP through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Community colleges offer microcredentials, undergraduate certificates, and 2-year associate degrees.
The types of associate degrees are AAS, AOS, AA, and AS degrees.
Yes, you can learn a trade at SUNY. Community colleges offer AAS and AOS degrees that are vocational training programs. Trade and vocational programs give students hands-on training and experience in a specific field without requiring liberal arts and other general education courses to graduate. These degrees are designed to enter the workforce not for transfer to a 4-year college.
The Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC is a community college that offers a 4-year bachelor’s degree.
On average,
Typical AA and AS associate degrees are equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor’s degree program.
Depending on the type of degree or certificate you earn, you can enter the workforce, learn new skills through badging, or transfer to a 4-year college.