Colleges for Veterans in New York

23,010 students are using VA education benefits at 282 schools in New York. Of those schools, 130 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 63 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 17 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
Excelsior University Yellow Ribbon	Albany	Private nonprofit	1,767
Cornell University Yellow Ribbon	Ithaca	Private nonprofit	911
Columbia University in the City of New York Yellow Ribbon Flagged	New York	Private nonprofit	774
New York University Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	678
Bryant and Stratton College-Online Yellow Ribbon	Orchard Park	Private nonprofit	543
Syracuse University Yellow Ribbon	Syracuse	Private nonprofit	514
Syracuse University-College of Professional Studies Yellow Ribbon	Syracuse	Private nonprofit	485
University at Buffalo	Buffalo	Public	434
DEVRY College of New York Yellow Ribbon Flagged	New York	For-profit	399
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	New York	Public	353
Rochester Institute of Technology Yellow Ribbon	Rochester	Private nonprofit	335
Jefferson Community College	Watertown	Public	329
Monroe Community College	Rochester	Public	279
Fordham University at Lincoln Center Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	278
Borough of Manhattan Community College	New York	Public	273
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	Public	268
University at Albany-SUNY	Albany	Public	268
Suffolk County Community College-Ammerman Campus	Selden	Public	251
SUNY Empire State University	Saratoga Springs	Public	250
Hudson Valley Community College	Troy	Public	237
Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale	Public	236
The Culinary Institute of America Yellow Ribbon	Hyde Park	Private nonprofit	236
Pace University Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	233
Nassau Community College	Garden City	Public	231
St Johns University-Queens Yellow Ribbon	Queens	Private nonprofit	229
SUNY Westchester Community College	Valhalla	Public	192
Onondaga Community College	Syracuse	Public	187
Berkeley College of New York Yellow Ribbon Flagged	New York	For-profit	174
Bernard M Baruch College	New York	Public	168
Fordham University Rose Hill Campus Yellow Ribbon	Bronx	Private nonprofit	167
Hofstra University Yellow Ribbon	Hempstead	Private nonprofit	166
State University of New York at Oswego	Oswego	Public	166
SUNY Brockport	Brockport	Public	163
Monroe University Yellow Ribbon	Bronx	For-profit	159
CUNY Queens College	Flushing	Public	158
The Commercial Driver's License School	Latham	For-profit	157
Apex Technical School	Long Island City	Private nonprofit	155
Suffolk County Community College-Michael J Grant Campus	Brentwood	Public	152
SUNY Buffalo State	Buffalo	Public	149
CUNY Hunter College	New York	Public	147
CUNY Laguardia Community College	Long Island City	Public	147
Bryant and Stratton College-Southtowns Yellow Ribbon	Orchard Park	Private nonprofit	146
Erie Community College-North	Williamsville	Public	145
Alfred State - SUNY College of Technology Yellow Ribbon	Alfred	Public	139
SUNY College Technology at Canton Yellow Ribbon	Canton	Public	137
Orange County Community College	Middletown	Public	136
CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn	Public	132
CUNY Lehman College	Bronx	Public	128
Niagara County Community College Yellow Ribbon	Sanborn	Public	124
St Joseph's University-Patchogue Yellow Ribbon	Patchogue	Private nonprofit	124
Mercy University-Dobbs Ferry Campus Yellow Ribbon	Dobbs Ferry	Private nonprofit	123
CUNY New York City College of Technology	Brooklyn	Public	122
CUNY Kingsborough Community College	Brooklyn	Public	121
CUNY Queensborough Community College	Bayside	Public	121
Utica University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Utica	Private nonprofit	121
Fashion Institute of Technology	New York	Public	118
New York City Police Department Police Academy	College Point	Public	117
SUNY at Binghamton Yellow Ribbon	Vestal	Public	116
The New School Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	115
State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz	Public	106
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Yellow Ribbon	Flushing	Private nonprofit	106
CUNY City College of New York Yellow Ribbon	New York	Public	105
College of Staten Island CUNY	Staten Island	Public	102
Adelphi University Yellow Ribbon	Garden City	Private nonprofit	100
Manhattan University Yellow Ribbon	Riverdale	Private nonprofit	100
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Yellow Ribbon	Troy	Private nonprofit	98
Le Moyne College Yellow Ribbon	Syracuse	Private nonprofit	96
SUNY Broome Community College	Binghamton	Public	95
SUNY College at Plattsburgh Yellow Ribbon	Plattsburgh	Public	94
Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica	Utica	Public	93
CUNY Bronx Community College	Bronx	Public	90
Finger Lakes Community College	Canandaigua	Public	90
Niagara University Yellow Ribbon	Niagara University	Private nonprofit	86
Saint John Fisher University Yellow Ribbon	Rochester	Private nonprofit	81
Ithaca College Yellow Ribbon	Ithaca	Private nonprofit	79
Marist University Yellow Ribbon	Poughkeepsie	Private nonprofit	78
State University of New York at Cortland Yellow Ribbon	Cortland	Public	78
SUNY College at Potsdam	Potsdam	Public	77
Siena University Yellow Ribbon	Loudonville	Private nonprofit	76
Dyouville University Yellow Ribbon	Buffalo	Private nonprofit	75
Long Island University Liu Post Yellow Ribbon	Brookville	Private nonprofit	74
Rockland Community College	Suffern	Public	73
Molloy University Yellow Ribbon	Rockville Centre	Private nonprofit	72
University of Rochester-Main Campus Yellow Ribbon	Rochester	Private nonprofit	72
St Bonaventure University Yellow Ribbon	St Bonaventure	Private nonprofit	71
SUNY Old Westbury	Old Westbury	Public	71
Adirondack Community College	Queensbury	Public	70
Long Island University-Brooklyn Yellow Ribbon	Brooklyn	Private nonprofit	69
New York Institute of Technology-Nyc Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	68
Pace University-Pleasantville Yellow Ribbon	Pleasantville	Private nonprofit	68
New York University School of Law Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	67
Charles Stuart School	Brooklyn	For-profit	65
Institute of Culinary Education	New York	For-profit	65
Clarkson University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Potsdam	Private nonprofit	62
St Joseph's University-Brooklyn Yellow Ribbon	Brooklyn	Private nonprofit	62
Canisius College Yellow Ribbon	Buffalo	Private nonprofit	61
CUNY York College	Jamaica	Public	61
Dutchess Community College	Poughkeepsie	Public	61
Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone	Whitestone	For-profit	59
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica	Public	59
SUNY at Fredonia	Fredonia	Public	58
Cayuga County Community College	Auburn	Public	57
Jamestown Community College	Jamestown	Public	57
Morrisville State College	Morrisville	Public	57
Suffolk County Community College-Eastern Campus	Riverhead	Public	57
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York	Public	56
New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury Yellow Ribbon	Old Westbury	Private nonprofit	56
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	Cobleskill	Public	56
Genesee Community College	Batavia	Public	55
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Yellow Ribbon	Syracuse	Public	55
CUNY Hostos Community College	Bronx	Public	53
Touro University Nyc Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	53
Vassar College Yellow Ribbon	Poughkeepsie	Private nonprofit	53
Corning Community College	Corning	Public	52
SUNY Maritime College	Bronx	Public	52
Keuka College Yellow Ribbon	Keuka Park	Private nonprofit	51
Pratt Institute-Brooklyn	Brooklyn	Private nonprofit	51
Nazareth University Yellow Ribbon	Rochester	Private nonprofit	50
Roberts Wesleyan University Yellow Ribbon	Rochester	Private nonprofit	50
Russell Sage College Yellow Ribbon	Troy	Private nonprofit	50
Teachers College at Columbia University Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	49
Metropolitan College of New York Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Bronx	Private nonprofit	48
State University of New York at Oneonta	Oneonta	Public	48
Hilbert College Yellow Ribbon	Hamburg	Private nonprofit	47
Sae Institute of Technology-New York	New York	For-profit	47
SUNY at Purchase College	Purchase	Public	47
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute	Jamaica	For-profit	46
SUNY College at Geneseo	Geneseo	Public	46
Daemen University Yellow Ribbon	Amherst	Private nonprofit	45
Fordham University School of Law Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	45
Suffolk County Police Academy	Brentwood	Public	45
New York Film Academy Ltd Yellow Ribbon Flagged	New York	For-profit	44
Schenectady County Community College	Schenectady	Public	44
Mercy University-Bronx Campus Yellow Ribbon	Bronx	Private nonprofit	43
Northeastern University-Nyc Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	42
Emerging Technologies Institute INC	Mineola	For-profit	41
Erie Community College-South	Orchard Park	Public	41
Lim College Yellow Ribbon	New York	For-profit	41
New York State Police Academy	Albany	Public	41
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Yellow Ribbon	Delhi	Public	41
Iona University Yellow Ribbon	New Rochelle	Private nonprofit	40
Mount Saint Mary College Yellow Ribbon	Newburgh	Private nonprofit	40
Mercy University-New York City Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	36
SUNY Upstate Medical University	Syracuse	Public	36
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Yellow Ribbon	Paul Smiths	Private nonprofit	35
Erie Community College-City	Buffalo	Public	33
Trocaire College Yellow Ribbon	Buffalo	Private nonprofit	33
American Musical and Dramatic Academy	New York	Private nonprofit	32
Wagner College Yellow Ribbon	Staten Island	Private nonprofit	32
The College of Westchester Yellow Ribbon	White Plains	For-profit	31
University of Mount Saint Vincent Yellow Ribbon	Riverdale	Private nonprofit	31
Focus Personal Training Institute	New York	For-profit	30
New York School of Interior Design Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	30
North Country Community College	Saranac Lake	Public	30
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College Yellow Ribbon	Johnstown	Public	29
Swedish Institute INC	New York	For-profit	29
CUNY Medgar Evers College	Brooklyn	Public	28
St Lawrence University Yellow Ribbon	Canton	Private nonprofit	27
Tompkins Cortland Community College	Dryden	Public	27
New York City Fire Department-Probationary Firefighters School	New York	Public	26
Ulster County Community College	Stone Ridge	Public	26
Yeshiva University Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	26
American Airman Ground School	Ronkonkoma	For-profit	25
Sarah Lawrence College Yellow Ribbon	Bronxville	Private nonprofit	25
Erie 1 Boces	West Seneca	Public	23
Hartwick College Yellow Ribbon	Oneonta	Private nonprofit	23
Onondaga Cortland Madison Boces	Liverpool	Public	23
St Francis College Yellow Ribbon	Brooklyn	Private nonprofit	23
Colgate University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Hamilton	Private nonprofit	22
Hobart William Smith Colleges Yellow Ribbon	Geneva	Private nonprofit	22
Villa Maria College Yellow Ribbon	Buffalo	Private nonprofit	22
Berk Trade and Business School	Long Island City	For-profit	21
Dominican University New York Yellow Ribbon	Orangeburg	Private nonprofit	21
Electrical and HVAC-R Training Center	Copiague	For-profit	21
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics	New York	For-profit	20
Alfred University Yellow Ribbon	Alfred	Private nonprofit	19
Maria College	Albany	Private nonprofit	19
University of Rochester-Eastman School of Music Yellow Ribbon	Rochester	Private nonprofit	19
Word of Life Bible Institute	Pottersville	Private nonprofit	19
Albany Law School Yellow Ribbon	Albany	Private nonprofit	18
Bryant and Stratton College-Amherst Yellow Ribbon	Getzville	Private nonprofit	18
Commercial Driver Training INC-West Babylon	West Babylon	For-profit	18
Fordham University College of Liberal Studies Westchester Yellow Ribbon	West Harrison	Private nonprofit	18
Herkimer County Community College	Herkimer	Public	18
Houghton University Yellow Ribbon	Houghton	Private nonprofit	18
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	18
Manhattanville College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Purchase	Private nonprofit	18
Bryant and Stratton College-Buffalo Yellow Ribbon	Buffalo	Private nonprofit	17
Clinton Community College	Plattsburgh	Public	17
Jefferson Lewis Boces	Watertown	Public	17
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute	New York	For-profit	17
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Yellow Ribbon	Albany	Private nonprofit	16
Barnard College Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	16
Columbia-Greene Community College	Hudson	Public	16
Modern Welding School	Schenectady	For-profit	16
Turner Trade School INC	New York	For-profit	16
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service INC	New York	Private nonprofit	15
American Barber Institute	New York	For-profit	15
Plaza College Yellow Ribbon	Forest Hills	For-profit	15
Skidmore College Yellow Ribbon	Saratoga Springs	Private nonprofit	15
Union College Yellow Ribbon	Schenectady	Private nonprofit	15
Elmira College Yellow Ribbon	Elmira	Private nonprofit	14
Jamestown Community College-Olean	Olean	Public	14
Pace University School of Law Yellow Ribbon	White Plains	Private nonprofit	14
Barber and Beauty Institute of Ny Flagged	Hempstead	For-profit	13
Bryant and Stratton College-Syracuse North Yellow Ribbon	Liverpool	Private nonprofit	13
Helene Fuld College of Nursing	New York	Private nonprofit	13
Hunter Business School-Medford	Medford	For-profit	13
Albany Medical College Yellow Ribbon	Albany	Private nonprofit	12
Hamilton College Yellow Ribbon	Clinton	Private nonprofit	12
Pacific College of Health and Science-New York	New York	For-profit	12
St Thomas Aquinas College Yellow Ribbon	Sparkill	Private nonprofit	12
The Learn Center	Ronkonkoma	For-profit	12
Western Suffolk Boces	Dix Hills	Public	12
Brooklyn Law School Yellow Ribbon	Brooklyn	Private nonprofit	11
New York Medical College-Valhalla Yellow Ribbon	Valhalla	Private nonprofit	11
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Rego Park	For-profit	11
Zone 5 Law Enforcement Academy	Schenectady	Public	11
Aveda Arts and Sciences Institute New York	New York	For-profit	10
Bard College Yellow Ribbon	Annandale-on-Hudson	Private nonprofit	10
Bryant and Stratton College-Albany Yellow Ribbon	Albany	Private nonprofit	10
Center for Ultrasound Research & Education	White Plains	For-profit	10
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester	Rochester	For-profit	10
Empire Beauty School-Manhattan Flagged	New York	For-profit	10
New York Law School Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	10
New York University Grossman School of Medicine	New York	Private nonprofit	10
St Joseph's College of Nursing at St Joseph's Hospital Health Center	Syracuse	Private nonprofit	10
Studio Jewelers	New York	For-profit	10
Touro University Jacob D Fuchsberg Law Center Yellow Ribbon	Central Islip	Private nonprofit	10
Westchester County Department of Emergency Services	Valhalla	Public	10
Canandaigua Driving School	Farmington	For-profit	9
CUNY School of Law at Queens College	Long Island City	Public	9
Faxton-St Luke's Healthcare Ems Education and Training	Utica	Private nonprofit	9
Gemological Institute of America New York	New York	For-profit	9
Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus	Albany	For-profit	9
New York University College of Dentistry Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	9
Orange Ulster Boces	Goshen	Public	9
Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany Boces-Gst	Elmira	Public	9
Shear Ego International School of Hair Design Flagged	Rochester	For-profit	9
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Staten Island	For-profit	9
Sullivan County Community College	Loch Sheldrake	Public	9
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University	Brooklyn	Public	9
The Juilliard School Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	9
University of Maryland Global Campus-Fort Drum Yellow Ribbon	Fort Drum	Public	9
Yeshiva University-Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	9
American Academy of Dramatic Arts Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	8
Eastern Suffolk Boces	Patchogue	Public	8
Long Island Nail Skin and Hair Institute	Bethpage	For-profit	8
Mandl School-the College of Allied Health	New York	For-profit	8
Mildred Elley New York Campus	New York	For-profit	8
Nys Department of Corrections and Community Supervision-Albany Trainng Academy	Albany	Public	8
Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady Flagged	Schenectady	For-profit	8
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital	East Syracuse	Private nonprofit	8
Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex Boces	Hudson Falls	Public	8
Ace Institute of Technology-Manhattan	New York	For-profit	7
Central New York Regional Law Enforcement Academy	Syracuse	Public	7
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale	Mattydale	For-profit	7
Northeast College of Health Sciences Yellow Ribbon	Seneca Falls	Private nonprofit	7
Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary	Crestwood	Private nonprofit	7
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College	New York	Public	7
Bryant and Stratton College-Syracuse Yellow Ribbon	Syracuse	Private nonprofit	6
Career School of Ny Flagged	Staten Island	Private nonprofit	6
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Sci and Art Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	6
Five Towns College Yellow Ribbon	Dix Hills	For-profit	6
Hunter Business School-Levittown	Levittown	For-profit	6
International Barber and Beauty Institute	Central Islip	For-profit	6
Manhattan School of Music	New York	Private nonprofit	6
New Age Training Flagged	New York	For-profit	6
St Johns University-New York City Yellow Ribbon	New York	Private nonprofit	6
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine Yellow Ribbon	Middletown	Private nonprofit	6
Touro University Long Island Yellow Ribbon	Central Islip	Private nonprofit	6
University of Rochester-School of Medicine and Dentistry	Rochester	Private nonprofit	6
Amg School of Nursing	Brooklyn	For-profit	5
Boricua College	New York	Private nonprofit	5
Brittany Beauty Academy-Levittown	Levittown	For-profit	5
Bryant and Stratton College-Henrietta Yellow Ribbon	Rochester	Private nonprofit	5
Clarkson University - Capital Region Campus Yellow Ribbon	Latham	Private nonprofit	5
Fire Department City of New York Ems Academy	Fort Totten	Public	5
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre	New York	Private nonprofit	5
New York College of Health Professions	Syosset	Private nonprofit	5
New York University Hospitals Center	Brooklyn	Private nonprofit	5
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute	Rochester	For-profit	5

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