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Liberal Arts & Humanities community-college programs in New York

40 community colleges in New York report awarding credentials in Liberal Arts & Humanities. Broad transfer-oriented general education preparing students for a four-year degree. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Liberal Arts & Humanities program in New York, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with New York public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within New York published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for New York and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson52%
  2. SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning51%
  3. Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden42%
  4. Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge40%
  5. Nassau Community CollegeGarden City40%
  6. Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown38%
  7. Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn38%
  8. Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden37%
  9. Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie37%
  10. SUNY AdirondackQueensbury36%
  11. CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx35%
  12. Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown35%
  13. Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh33%
  14. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York33%
  15. Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake32%
  16. Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse32%
  17. SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla31%
  18. Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown31%
  19. Genesee Community CollegeBatavia30%
  20. Rockland Community CollegeSuffern30%
  21. CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx29%
  22. CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn29%
  23. Monroe Community CollegeRochester26%
  24. Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown26%
  25. Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady23%
  26. Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer23%
  27. Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica22%
  28. SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton22%
  29. Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy19%
  30. CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside16%
  31. Erie Community CollegeBuffalo16%
  32. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York16%
  33. Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn13%
  34. Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua12%
  35. SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville10%
  36. North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake10%
  37. CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City7%
  38. SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred3%
  39. Maria College of AlbanyAlbany2%
  40. Trocaire CollegeBuffalo0%

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