Colleges in and near North Valley Stream
Adelphi University is 3.9 miles from North Valley Stream
No college sits inside North Valley Stream’s boundary, but Adelphi University’s campus in Garden City, with 6,890 students on campus, is 3.9 miles from the center of town, and CUNY Queensborough Community College is 5.5 miles away in Bayside. About 10% of North Valley Stream’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 North Valley Stream. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
69
245,829 students on campus
Nearest college
3.9 mi
Adelphi University
Residents in college
10%
Above NY (7%)
Nearest community college
5.5 mi
CUNY Queensborough Community College · $5,210 tuition
Nearest public university
4.8 mi
CUNY York College · $7,358 in-state
Median household income
$143K
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What stands out about college from North Valley Stream
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Three colleges within 4.8 milesAdelphi University admits 66% of applicants; Molloy University admits 82%; CUNY York College admits 64%. Together they have 16,660 students on campus.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.A community college 5.5 miles awayCUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside: tuition and fees $5,210 a year for New York residents.Students are 10% of residentsAbove New York (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college
Colleges within 15 miles of North Valley Stream
52 private colleges within 15 miles, 12 public colleges within 14.9 miles, and eight community colleges.
University or collegeCommunity college
Adelphi UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,890 on campus · 3.9 mi · Garden City66%admitted$31knet price67%graduate$75kearningsNew York Automotive and Diesel InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 448 on campus · 4.1 mi · Jamaica$25knet price64%graduate$51kearningsMolloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,940 on campus · 4.3 mi · Rockville Centre82%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$78kearningsCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 5,830 on campus · 4.8 mi · Jamaica64%admitted$4knet price32%graduate$57kearningsSt. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,767 on campus · 5.3 mi · Queens83%admitted$30knet price66%graduate$70kearningsNew York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 179 on campus · 5.3 mi · MineolaCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,557 on campus · 5.5 mi · Bayside$4knet price24%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 151 on campus · 5.7 mi · Lawrence0%graduateHofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 10,069 on campus · 6 mi · Hempstead68%admitted$34knet price69%graduate$69kearningsRabbinical Seminary of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 601 on campus · 6.3 mi · Flushing98%admitted$5knet price30%graduateBeis Medrash Heichal DovidUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 183 on campus · 6.5 mi · Far Rockaway79%admitted$11knet price53%graduateNassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,701 on campus · 6.7 mi · Garden City$7knet price23%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,330 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Plaza CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 264 on campus · 6.8 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 · 6.9 mi · Queens64%admitted$4knet price53%graduate$63kearningsRabbinical College of Long IslandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 161 on campus · 7 mi · Long Beach100%admitted$12knet price23%graduateSt Paul's School of Nursing-QueensUniversity or college · For-profit · 945 on campus · 8.5 mi · Rego Park$26knet price56%graduate$104kearningsUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 947 on campus · 9.4 mi · Kings Point34%admitted$6knet price82%graduate$91kearningsSUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 1,286 on campus · 9.6 mi · Throggs Neck72%admitted$22knet price64%graduate$96kearningsNew York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,597 on campus · 10.3 mi · Old Westbury81%admitted$22knet price59%graduate$70kearningsRabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 116 on campus · 10.6 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price36%graduateSUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · 4,120 on campus · 10.7 mi · Old Westbury84%admitted$11knet price45%graduate$59kearningsVaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,135 on campus · 10.8 mi · Flushing$40knet price39%graduate$65kearningsLong Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 16,079 on campus · 11.2 mi · Brookville86%admitted$33knet price57%graduate$60kearningsCentral Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 918 on campus · 12.1 mi · Brooklyn87%admitted$21knet price5%graduate$35kearningsNew York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUniversity or college · For-profit · 281 on campus · 12.4 mi · Long Island City$20knet price65%graduate$39kearningsTalmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 353 on campus · 12.5 mi · Brooklyn77%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$39kearningsCUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 12,931 on campus · 12.6 mi · Long Island City$6knet price24%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,907 on campus · 12.6 mi · Brooklyn$110kearningsAssociated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 289 on campus · 12.7 mi · Brooklyn84%admitted$23knet price77%graduate$18kearningsTuition and fees: $11,200 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 3,260 on campus · 13.1 mi · Brooklyn86%admitted$6knet price20%graduate$46kearningsCUNY School of LawUniversity or college · Public · 677 on campus · 13.1 mi · Long Island CityGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus · 13.1 mi · Brooklyn$33knet price41%graduateCUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 12,285 on campus · 13.2 mi · Brooklyn58%admitted$3knet price54%graduate$61kearningsUnited Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,006 on campus · 13.2 mi · Brooklyn$7knet price58%graduate$25kearningsYeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 13.3 mi · Brooklyn$12knet price43%graduatePratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,182 on campus · 13.4 mi · Brooklyn73%admitted$53knet price74%graduate$54kearningsSt. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,531 on campus · 13.6 mi · Brooklyn72%admitted$19knet price69%graduate$64kearningsAlbert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,328 on campus · 13.7 mi · BronxGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,928 on campus · 14 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price28%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $5,252 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The Rockefeller UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 286 on campus · 14 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,386 on campus · 14.1 mi · New York$104kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 538 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn80%admitted$5knet price50%graduateRabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 276 on campus · 14.1 mi · Brooklyn94%admitted$6knet price46%graduateWebb InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 105 on campus · 14.2 mi · Glen Cove14%admitted$73knet price88%graduateMarymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,646 on campus · 14.4 mi · New York83%admitted$37knet price49%graduate$49kearningsNew York School of Interior DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 341 on campus · 14.5 mi · New York63%admitted$45knet price69%graduate$48kearningsYeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 118 on campus · 14.5 mi · Brooklyn100%admitted$12knet price30%graduateSt. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,304 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn · mostly online$18knet price55%graduate$58kearnings63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.AMG School of NursingUniversity or college · For-profit · 570 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn$35knet price79%graduateMount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 273 on campus · 14.6 mi · New York100%graduate$97kearningsYeshiva Derech ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 152 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn88%admitted$12knet price80%graduateMirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn89%admitted$11knet price73%graduate$41kearningsNew York SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 14.6 mi · Brooklyn76%admitted$15knet price94%graduateTuition and fees: $12,750 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.CUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 22,220 on campus · 14.7 mi · New York54%admitted$3knet price57%graduate$63kearningsCUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 12,661 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn80%admitted$5knet price21%graduate$49kearningsCUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,730 on campus · 14.7 mi · Bronx$5knet price16%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,234 on campus · 14.7 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 14.7 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 108 on campus · 14.7 mi · Brooklyn89%admitted$10knet price58%graduateBrooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,174 on campus · 14.8 mi · BrooklynGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Helene Fuld College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 722 on campus · 14.8 mi · New York17%admitted$47knet price$111kearningsNew York College of Podiatric MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 349 on campus · 14.8 mi · New YorkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 18,808 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York48%admitted$3knet price72%graduate$76kearningsSchool of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · 4,016 on campus · 14.9 mi · New York93%admitted$58knet price76%graduate$46kearningsSeminar L'moros Bais YaakovCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 371 on campus · 14.9 mi · Brooklyn84%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $12,500 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.LIM CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 929 on campus · 15 mi · New York96%admitted$39knet price51%graduate$59kearningsBerkeley College-New YorkUniversity or college · For-profit · 691 on campus · 15 mi · New York · mostly online$34knet price44%graduate$46kearnings64% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 511 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn$9knet price83%graduate$21kearningsYeshiva Karlin StolinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 166 on campus · 15 mi · Brooklyn$6knet price23%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
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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 North Valley Stream’s median household income ($142,733) falls.
CUNY Queensborough Community College5.5 mi · Bayside · sticker $12,392 · tuition $5,210$10,941a year
CUNY York College4.8 mi · Jamaica · sticker $14,330$12,520a year
CUNY Queens College6.9 mi · Queens · sticker $14,367$12,700a year
CUNY LaGuardia Community College12.6 mi · Long Island City · sticker $13,648 · tuition $5,218$12,745a year
Hofstra University6 mi · Hempstead · sticker $70,624$37,348a year
LIM College15 mi · New York · sticker $53,064$41,501a year
Webb Institute14.2 mi · Glen Cove · sticker $81,950$76,350a 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 North Valley Stream: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
CUNY Hunter College57% graduate$63k earnings$11k typical debt
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College72% graduate$76k earnings$12k typical debt
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 LaGuardia Community College24% graduate$42k earnings$7k typical debt
CUNY New York City College of Technology21% graduate$49k earnings$11k 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
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 North Valley Stream
Is North Valley Stream a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 North Valley Stream residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above New York (7). The nearest campus, Adelphi University, is 3.9 miles away in Garden City.
What colleges are near North Valley Stream?
69 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: CUNY Hunter College (14.7 miles, 22,220 students on campus), CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (14.9 miles, 18,808) and St. John's University-New York (5.3 miles, 18,767).
What is the closest community college to North Valley Stream, and what does it cost?
CUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside, 5.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,210 a year for New York residents; the federal net price, $4,458, 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 North Valley Stream. 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 →