Colleges

Private nonprofit · Community college

Career School of NY

Staten Island, New York · Large city

#1 best value in New York
0%
Transfer rate
$3,283
Avg net price
82%
Grad / completion
$35,778
Median earnings

Career School of NY is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Staten Island, New York (large city setting), enrolling 112 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 112 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Staten Island, New York

Staten Island, coextensive with Richmond County, is the southernmost of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, New York, United States. As in much of North America, human habitation appeared on the island fairly rapidly after the Wisconsin glaciation. Archaeologists have recovered tool evidence of Clovis culture activity dating from about 14,000 years ago. Artists and musicians have been moving to Staten Island's North Shore to be close to Manhattan while having affordable space to live and work. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
6 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
6 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How Career School of NY compares

Graduation rate82%

Higher than 80% · #56 of 185 in New York

First-year retention15%

Higher than 1%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,778

Higher than 52% · #106 of 148 in New York

Average net price$3,283

Cheaper than 96% · #1 cheapest of 175 in New York

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment112

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare Career School of NY with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White21%
  • Black18%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Asian7.1%
  • Other or multiracial30%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
112
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
56%
First-generation students
75%
Students over 25
44%
Median family income
$10,103

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$3,283

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
82%
First-year retention
15%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$23,602
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,778
Median debt at graduation
—
Students with federal loans
56%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
51%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$100

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$3,283
$30–48k
$3,283
$48–75k
$3,283
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

1%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,250
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,250. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 81 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$35,778
Typical debt at graduation
—
Debt vs. one year's pay
—
Out-earn a HS grad
20%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
46.6″
Annual snow
31.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Intl AP, NJ US station (5.6 mi from campus).

What Career School of NY graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
51 grads— 1 yr$25k 5 yr— debt
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services
8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.