What types of colleges are there, and what financial aid is available at each?
Deciding what type of college you want to attend may depend on several factors, including curriculum, cost, financial aid, size, and location.
Deciding what type of college you want to attend may depend on several factors, including curriculum, cost, financial aid, size, and location.
Degrees and certificates after one or two years of full-time study, with many online options.
Degrees after four years of full-time study, with online options.
Certificates in two years or less.
Degrees and Certificates available.
National Center for Educational Statistics College Navigator: a free tool to help students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about over 7,000 colleges and universities.
Big Future's College Search: one of College Board's college planning resources.
State University of New York: nation's largest comprehensive system of public higher education, offering programs at 64 geographically dispersed campuses.
City University of New York: the nation's leading urban public university serving more than 480,000 students at 23 colleges and institutions in New York City.
New York's 100+ Independent Private Colleges and Universities: information on New York's 100+ private, not-for-profit colleges and universities.
Association of Proprietary Colleges: information about 27 member colleges located on 41 campuses across New York State.
College Scorecard: the U.S. Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency Center provides help in determining a college’s affordability and value.
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