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Colleges in and near Bay Park

Molloy University is 4.4 miles from Bay Park

No college sits inside Bay Park’s boundary, but Molloy University’s campus in Rockville Centre, with 3,940 students on campus, is 4.4 miles from the center of town, and Nassau Community College is 7.8 miles away in Garden City. About 1% of Bay Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below New York (7%).

Molloy University

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Bay Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
29
140,101 students on campus
Nearest college
3.1 mi
Rabbinical College of Long Island
Residents in college
1%
Below NY (7%)
Nearest community college
7.8 mi
Nassau · $6,330 tuition
Nearest public university
8.3 mi
CUNY York College · $7,358 in-state
Median household income
$102K
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What stands out about college from Bay Park

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 4.4 miles awayMolloy University has 3,940 students on campus in Rockville Centre, 70% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 7.8 miles awayNassau Community College in Garden City: tuition and fees $6,330 a year for New York residents.In-state price at CUNY York CollegeLiving in New York, CUNY York College charges $7,358 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $15,308. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 1% of residentsBelow New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Bay Park

19 private colleges within 14.9 miles, seven public colleges within 14.7 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miSt. John'sLong Island UniversityQueens College (CUNY)Bay Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Rabbinical College of Long IslandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 3.1 mi · Long Beach100%admitted$12knet price23%graduateSh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 151 on campus · 4.1 mi · Lawrence0%graduateMolloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,940 on campus · 4.4 mi · Rockville Centre82%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$78kearningsBeis Medrash Heichal DovidUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 183 on campus · 4.9 mi · Far Rockaway79%admitted$11knet price53%graduateAdelphi UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,890 on campus · 6.3 mi · Garden City66%admitted$31knet price67%graduate$75kearningsHofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 10,069 on campus · 6.9 mi · Hempstead68%admitted$34knet price69%graduate$69kearningsNew York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 179 on campus · 7.7 mi · MineolaNassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,701 on campus · 7.8 mi · Garden City$7knet price23%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,330 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.New York Automotive and Diesel InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 448 on campus · 7.8 mi · Jamaica$25knet price64%graduate$51kearningsCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 5,830 on campus · 8.3 mi · Jamaica64%admitted$4knet price32%graduate$57kearningsSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 9.2 mi · Queens83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 9.8 mi · Bayside$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 10 mi · Flushing98%admitted$5knet price30%graduatePlaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 10.3 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.CUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 10.8 mi · Queens64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsRabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 11.9 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price36%graduateSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 12 mi · Rego Park$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsSUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · 4,120 on campus · 12.7 mi · Old Westbury84%admitted$11knet price45%graduate$59kearningsNew York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,597 on campus · 12.9 mi · Old Westbury81%admitted$22knet price59%graduate$70kearningsUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 13.6 mi · Kings Point34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsLong Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 16,079 on campus · 13.7 mi · Brookville86%admitted$33knet price57%graduate$60kearningsSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 13.9 mi · Throggs Neck72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 14.4 mi · Brooklyn87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsCUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,928 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price28%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $5,252 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn$110kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 14.6 mi · Flushing$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsCUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 12,285 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn58%admitted$3knet price54%graduate$61kearningsTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 14.8 mi · Brooklyn77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Bay Park’s median household income ($101,875) falls.

Rabbinical Seminary of America10 mi · Flushing · sticker $19,700$7,567a year
CUNY Queensborough Community College9.8 mi · Bayside · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$8,211a year
United States Merchant Marine Academy13.6 mi · Kings Point · sticker $9,168$8,752a year
CUNY Brooklyn College14.7 mi · Brooklyn · sticker $14,151$8,917a year
CUNY Queens College10.8 mi · Queens · sticker $14,367$9,110a year
CUNY York College8.3 mi · Jamaica · sticker $14,330$9,383a year
CUNY Kingsborough Community College14.5 mi · Brooklyn · sticker $13,580 · tuition $5,252$9,595a year
Nassau Community College7.8 mi · Garden City · sticker $14,983 · tuition $6,330$11,799a year
Rabbinical College of Long Island3.1 mi · Long Beach · sticker $21,600$12,292a year
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah14.8 mi · Brooklyn · sticker $20,353$12,506a year
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid4.9 mi · Far Rockaway · sticker $20,540$14,300a year
SUNY Old Westbury12.7 mi · Old Westbury · sticker $21,287$15,712a year
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz14.4 mi · Brooklyn · sticker $29,697$23,027a year
SUNY Maritime College13.9 mi · Throggs Neck · sticker $29,786$23,634a year
Long Island University13.7 mi · Brookville · sticker $55,424$27,001a year
New York Institute of Technology12.9 mi · Old Westbury · sticker $56,976$27,226a year
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools14.9 mi · Brooklyn · sticker $32,924 · tuition $11,200$27,789a year
Molloy University4.4 mi · Rockville Centre · sticker $50,720$28,254a year
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute7.8 mi · Jamaica · sticker $33,148$31,428a year
St. John's University-New York9.2 mi · Queens · sticker $65,527$32,208a year
Adelphi University6.3 mi · Garden City · sticker $63,189$32,337a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens12 mi · Rego Park · sticker $34,498$34,498a year
Hofstra University6.9 mi · Hempstead · sticker $70,624$36,769a year
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology14.6 mi · Flushing · sticker $47,346$43,077a year
Plaza College10.3 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online · sticker $26,525—a year
Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel11.9 mi · Brooklyn · sticker $15,850—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Bay Park: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →St. John'sQueens College (CUNY)Long Island UniversityCUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCUNY Brooklyn College
St. John's University-New York66% graduate$70k earnings$25k typical debt
Long Island University57% graduate$60k earnings$24k typical debt
CUNY Queens College53% graduate$63k earnings$10k typical debt
CUNY Brooklyn College54% graduate$61k earnings$11k typical debt
CUNY Kingsborough Community College28% graduate$43k earnings$7k typical debt
Hofstra University69% graduate$69k earnings$24k typical debt
Nassau Community College23% graduate$48k earnings$10k typical debt
CUNY Queensborough Community College24% graduate$44k earnings$9k typical debt
Adelphi University67% graduate$75k earnings$25k typical debt
New York Institute of Technology59% graduate$70k earnings$23k typical debt
CUNY York College32% graduate$57k earnings$11k typical debt
SUNY Old Westbury45% graduate$59k earnings$15k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Bay Park

Is Bay Park a college town?

No. About 1 of every 100 Bay Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The nearest campus, Rabbinical College of Long Island, is 3.1 miles away in Long Beach.

What colleges are near Bay Park?

29 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: St. John's University-New York (9.2 miles, 18,767 students on campus), Long Island University (13.7 miles, 16,079) and CUNY Queens College (10.8 miles, 15,455).

What is the closest community college to Bay Park, and what does it cost?

Nassau Community College in Garden City, 7.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,330 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $7,095, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does CUNY York College cost if we live in New York?

Tuition and fees are $7,358 a year in-state and $15,308 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,861 (under $30,000 income) to $12,520 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bay Park. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →