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Colleges in and near Harriman

Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel is 1.9 miles from Harriman

No college sits inside Harriman’s boundary, but Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel’s campus in Monroe, with 2,729 students on campus, is 1.9 miles from the center of town, and Rockland Community College is 12.5 miles away in Suffern. About 6% of Harriman’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (7%).

Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel

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 Harriman. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
11
15,176 students on campus
Nearest college
1.9 mi
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
12.5 mi
Rockland · $6,862 tuition
Nearest public university
11.2 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$83K
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What stands out about college from Harriman

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

A college 1.9 miles awayUta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel has 2,729 students on campus in Monroe, 70% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 12.5 miles awayRockland Community College in Suffern: tuition and fees $6,862 a year for New York residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Harriman

Nine private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 11.2 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miRocklandUnited States Military AcademyUta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelHarriman
University or collegeCommunity college
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,729 on campus · 1.9 mi · Monroe$4knet price70%graduate$32kearningsYeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 270 on campus · 6.6 mi · Chester$11knet price11%graduate$42kearningsUnited States Military AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 4,508 on campus · 11.2 mi · West Point12%admitted87%graduateRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 12.5 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 13.1 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsBe'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 13.2 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 13.6 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 14 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateYeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 14 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 14 mi · MonseyBeth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 15 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduate

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 Harriman’s median household income ($83,488) falls.

Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel1.9 mi · Monroe · sticker $21,682$6,690a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary13.2 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858$7,171a year
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim14 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,126a year
Yeshivath Viznitz14 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$12,200a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary13.6 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700$15,222a year
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College6.6 mi · Chester · sticker $23,300$15,555a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok15 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700$15,600a year
Rockland Community College12.5 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$15,684a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland13.1 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—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 Harriman: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelYeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeRocklandBe'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel70% graduate$32k earnings
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary59% graduate$17k earnings
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College11% graduate$42k earnings

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 Harriman

Is Harriman a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Harriman residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel, is 1.9 miles away in Monroe.

What colleges are near Harriman?

11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Rockland Community College (12.5 miles, 4,974 students on campus), United States Military Academy (11.2 miles, 4,508) and Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel (1.9 miles, 2,729).

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

Rockland Community College in Suffern, 12.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,862 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $11,282, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Harriman. 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 →