Private for-profit · Community college

New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants

Long Island City, New York · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $20,097
Avg net price: 65%
Grad / completion: $38,899
Median earnings

New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Long Island City, New York (large city setting), enrolling 277 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 277 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersNear the coast

About Long Island City, New York

Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. At the time of its incorporation, Long Island City had between 12,000 and 15,000 residents. City ordinances could be passed by a majority vote of the Board of Aldermen and the mayor's signature. Long Island City was the home of 5 Pointz, a building housing artists' studios, which was legally painted on by a number of graffiti artists and was prominently visible near the Court Square station on the 7 and <7> trains. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 4 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 1 mile
Nearest airport: 4 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 55% · #103 of 185 in New York

First-year retention72%

Higher than 49%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,899

Higher than 65% · #96 of 148 in New York

Average net price$20,097

Cheaper than 32% · #113 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$8,309

Lower than 71%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment277

Larger than 51%

Percentiles compare New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants 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 gender

Women25692%
Men218%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White2.2%
Black23%
Hispanic64%
Asian9.8%
Other or multiracial1.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 277
Student–faculty ratio: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 92%
First-generation students: 69%
Students over 25: 33%
Median family income: $13,930
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $37,647

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: $20,097

Outcomes

Graduated: 65%
First-year retention: 72%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,070
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,899
Median debt at graduation: $8,309
Students with federal loans: 67%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $35

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

$20,097

$30–48k

$20,097

$48–75k

$20,097

$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?

New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $38,899
Typical debt at graduation: $8,309
Debt vs. one year's pay: 21%
Out-earn a HS grad: 45%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$38,969

Men

$38,230

Women out-earn men by $739 (2%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 49.5″
Annual snow: 29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (3.1 mi from campus).

What New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants graduates study — and earn

Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

83 grads$29k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$9k debt

83$28,538$32,728$8,650 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

49 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

49$31,505——Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

22 grads$29k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$8k debt

22$28,790$35,575$8,245 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.