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Visual & Performing Arts community-college programs in New York

40 community colleges in New York report awarding credentials in Visual & Performing Arts. Studio, design, music, theatre, and film tracks emphasizing portfolio readiness. 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 Visual & Performing Arts 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. American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkNew York100%
  2. New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsNew York100%
  3. Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York44%
  4. SUNY AdirondackQueensbury11%
  5. Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady10%
  6. CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside9%
  7. CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City8%
  8. Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake7%
  9. Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse7%
  10. SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla7%
  11. Rockland Community CollegeSuffern7%
  12. CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn6%
  13. Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica6%
  14. CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx5%
  15. Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua5%
  16. Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden5%
  17. Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie5%
  18. Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown5%
  19. Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer5%
  20. Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge5%
  21. Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown4%
  22. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York4%
  23. Monroe Community CollegeRochester4%
  24. Nassau Community CollegeGarden City4%
  25. SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton3%
  26. Genesee Community CollegeBatavia3%
  27. Bryant & Stratton College-GreeceRochester3%
  28. Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn2%
  29. SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning2%
  30. CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx2%
  31. Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden2%
  32. SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred2%
  33. North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake2%
  34. Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy1%
  35. Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn1%
  36. Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool1%
  37. Erie Community CollegeBuffalo1%
  38. Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo1%
  39. Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson0%
  40. Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown0%

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