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Colleges in and near Long Beach

Long Beach is home to Rabbinical College of Long Island

Rabbinical College of Long Island (161 students on campus) is inside the city. About 5% of Long Beach’s residents are enrolled in college, below New York (7%).

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 Long Beach. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
18
94,185 students on campus
Nearest college
0.3 mi
Rabbinical College of Long Island
Residents in college
5%
Below NY (7%)
Nearest community college
10.5 mi
Nassau · $6,330 tuition
Nearest public university
10.5 mi
CUNY York College · $7,358 in-state
Median household income
$141K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Long Beach

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

A college in Long BeachRabbinical College of Long Island has 161 students on campus in Long Beach, 23% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 10.5 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 5% of residentsBelow New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Long Beach

13 private colleges within 14.2 miles, two public colleges within 13.2 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miSt. John'sQueens College (CUNY)Long Beach
University or collegeCommunity college
Rabbinical College of Long IslandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · In Long Beach100%admitted$12knet price23%graduateSh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 151 on campus · 4.1 mi · Lawrence0%graduateBeis Medrash Heichal DovidUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 183 on campus · 4.6 mi · Far Rockaway79%admitted$11knet price53%graduateMolloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,940 on campus · 7.2 mi · Rockville Centre82%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$78kearningsAdelphi UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,890 on campus · 9.4 mi · Garden City66%admitted$31knet price67%graduate$75kearningsHofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 10,069 on campus · 9.6 mi · Hempstead68%admitted$34knet price69%graduate$69kearningsNew York Automotive and Diesel InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 448 on campus · 10.2 mi · Jamaica$25knet price64%graduate$51kearningsNassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,701 on campus · 10.5 mi · Garden City$7knet price23%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,330 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 5,830 on campus · 10.5 mi · Jamaica64%admitted$4knet price32%graduate$57kearningsNew York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 179 on campus · 10.7 mi · MineolaSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 11.7 mi · Queens83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsRabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 12.4 mi · Flushing98%admitted$5knet price30%graduatePlaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 12.5 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online30%admitted$20knet price68%graduate$32kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 12.5 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price36%graduateCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 12.7 mi · Bayside$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 15,455 on campus · 13.2 mi · Queens64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsCUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,928 on campus · 14.2 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price28%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $5,252 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 14.2 mi · Rego Park$26knet price56%graduate$104kearnings

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 Over $110k, where Long Beach’s median household income ($140,739) falls.

Rabbinical Seminary of America12.4 mi · Flushing · sticker $19,700$5,425a year
CUNY Queensborough Community College12.7 mi · Bayside · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$10,941a year
CUNY Kingsborough Community College14.2 mi · Brooklyn · sticker $13,580 · tuition $5,252$11,273a year
CUNY York College10.5 mi · Jamaica · sticker $14,330$12,520a year
CUNY Queens College13.2 mi · Queens · sticker $14,367$12,700a year
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid4.6 mi · Far Rockaway · sticker $20,540$13,541a year
Nassau Community College10.5 mi · Garden City · sticker $14,983 · tuition $6,330$14,164a year
Rabbinical College of Long IslandIn Long Beach · sticker $21,600$14,752a year
Molloy University7.2 mi · Rockville Centre · sticker $50,720$30,144a year
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute10.2 mi · Jamaica · sticker $33,148$32,898a year
St. John's University-New York11.7 mi · Queens · sticker $65,527$33,661a year
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens14.2 mi · Rego Park · sticker $34,498$34,498a year
Adelphi University9.4 mi · Garden City · sticker $63,189$35,672a year
Hofstra University9.6 mi · Hempstead · sticker $70,624$37,348a year
Plaza College12.5 mi · Forest Hills · mostly online · sticker $26,525—a year
Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel12.5 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 Long Beach: 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 →Hofstra UniversityNassauSt. John'sCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeQueens College (CUNY)CUNY Kingsborough Community College
St. John's University-New York66% graduate$70k earnings$25k typical debt
CUNY Queens College53% graduate$63k earnings$10k 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
CUNY York College32% graduate$57k earnings$11k typical debt
Molloy University70% graduate$78k earnings$27k typical debt
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens56% graduate$104k earnings$26k typical debt
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute64% graduate$51k earnings$16k typical debt
Plaza College68% graduate$32k earnings$21k 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.

Majors

What students study in Long Beach

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Rabbinical College of Long Island, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Philosophy & religion 100%Everything else 0%

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Long Beach

Is Long Beach a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Long Beach residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New York (7). The largest campus in the city, Rabbinical College of Long Island, has 161 students on campus.

What colleges are in Long Beach?

Rabbinical College of Long Island is inside the city. Nassau Community College is 10.5 miles away in Garden City.

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

Nassau Community College in Garden City, 10.5 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 Long Beach. 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 →