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Colleges in and near New City

Yeshivath Viznitz is 4.9 miles from New City

No college sits inside New City’s boundary, but Yeshivath Viznitz’s campus in Monsey, with 1,148 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town, and Ohel Margulia Seminary is 4.4 miles away in Monsey. About 6% of New City’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York (7%).

Yeshivath Viznitz

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 New City. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
19
44,052 students on campus
Nearest college
2.3 mi
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NY (7%)
Nearest community college
4.4 mi
Ohel Margulia Seminary · $9,700 tuition
Nearest public university
16.5 mi
United States Military Academy
Median household income
$173K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from New City

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

A college 4.9 miles awayYeshivath Viznitz has 1,148 students on campus in Monsey, 69% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 4.4 miles awayOhel Margulia Seminary in Monsey: tuition and fees $9,700 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 New City

15 private colleges within 13.8 miles, one public college within 10.8 miles, and five community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, United States Military Academy, is 16.5 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miBergenSUNY WestchesterMercy UniversityNew City
University or collegeCommunity college
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 679 on campus · 2.3 mi · Spring Valley$5knet price59%graduate$17kearningsMechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 124 on campus · 4.3 mi · MonseyOhel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 243 on campus · 4.4 mi · Monsey96%admitted$15knet price100%graduateTuition and fees: $9,700 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Yeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 138 on campus · 4.4 mi · Monsey$11knet price6%graduateYeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,148 on campus · 4.9 mi · Monsey$9knet price69%graduateRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,974 on campus · 5.1 mi · Suffern$11knet price29%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,862 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 222 on campus · 5.1 mi · Monsey53%admitted$13knet price21%graduateYeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 141 on campus · 5.6 mi · Suffern37%admitted$11knet price$90kearningsDominican University New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,324 on campus · 7.5 mi · Orangeburg63%admitted$42knet price53%graduate$61kearningsSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,949 on campus · 8.1 mi · Sparkill93%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$63kearningsEastwick College-RamseyUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 9.8 mi · Ramsey, NJ$27knet price75%graduate$52kearningsKehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 206 on campus · 10.3 mi · Ossining$4knet price63%graduate$36kearningsNew York Medical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,388 on campus · 10.5 mi · ValhallaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Ramapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · 5,272 on campus · 10.8 mi · Mahwah, NJ71%admitted$18knet price70%graduate$68kearningsMercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,653 on campus · 10.9 mi · Dobbs Ferry86%admitted$14knet price46%graduate$52kearningsSUNY Westchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,011 on campus · 11.9 mi · Valhalla$9knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,948 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The College of WestchesterUniversity or college · For-profit · 656 on campus · 13.5 mi · White Plains94%admitted$16knet price38%graduate$42kearningsCochran School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 13.8 mi · Yonkers$100kearningsBergen Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,883 on campus · 14.8 mi · Paramus, NJ$10knet price21%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,913 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where New City’s median household income ($173,046) falls.

Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim4.4 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,510$12,360a year
SUNY Westchester Community College11.9 mi · Valhalla · sticker $15,316 · tuition $5,948$14,403a year
Yeshivath Viznitz4.9 mi · Monsey · sticker $20,397$15,652a year
Bergen Community College14.8 mi · Paramus, NJ · sticker $17,184 · tuition $4,913$16,919a year
Rockland Community College5.1 mi · Suffern · sticker $18,713 · tuition $6,862$18,431a year
Mercy University10.9 mi · Dobbs Ferry · sticker $32,596$21,299a year
The College of Westchester13.5 mi · White Plains · sticker $31,660$24,909a year
Ramapo College of New Jersey10.8 mi · Mahwah, NJ · sticker $29,483$26,008a year
St. Thomas Aquinas College8.1 mi · Sparkill · sticker $53,370$27,333a year
Eastwick College-Ramsey9.8 mi · Ramsey, NJ · sticker $32,704$31,341a year
Dominican University New York7.5 mi · Orangeburg · sticker $47,802$42,337a year
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary2.3 mi · Spring Valley · sticker $19,858—a year
Ohel Margulia Seminary4.4 mi · Monsey · sticker $22,600 · tuition $9,700—a year
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok5.1 mi · Monsey · sticker $25,700—a year
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland5.6 mi · Suffern · sticker $22,780—a year
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary10.3 mi · Ossining · sticker $17,850—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: 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 →RocklandSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeRamapo College of New JerseyMercy UniversitySUNY WestchesterBergen
Bergen Community College21% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
SUNY Westchester Community College25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Mercy University46% graduate$52k earnings$20k typical debt
Ramapo College of New Jersey70% graduate$68k earnings$21k typical debt
Rockland Community College29% graduate$50k earnings$8k typical debt
St. Thomas Aquinas College54% graduate$63k earnings$23k typical debt
Dominican University New York53% graduate$61k earnings$25k typical debt
Eastwick College-Ramsey75% graduate$52k earnings$16k typical debt
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary59% graduate$17k earnings
The College of Westchester38% graduate$42k earnings$27k typical debt
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary63% graduate$36k 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 New City

Is New City a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 New City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New York (7). The nearest campus, Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary, is 2.3 miles away in Spring Valley.

What colleges are near New City?

19 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bergen Community College (14.8 miles, 9,883 students on campus), SUNY Westchester Community College (11.9 miles, 8,011) and Mercy University (10.9 miles, 6,653).

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

Ohel Margulia Seminary in Monsey, 4.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $9,700 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $15,111, 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 New City. 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 →