Baruch College has made its home in Manhattan for over 150 years. The college has been repeatedly voted "the most ethnically diverse college in the United States" by the U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review. Baruch College employs 500 full-time instructors of which over three-quarters hold a doctorate degree. The college offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees in business, arts and sciences and public affairs. Baruch also offers certificates through its continuing education program.
The Bronx Community College offers associate degrees to undergraduate students, allowing them to pursue their education at a four-year college. A faculty of 200 instructors teach day and evening programs. The school also offers tutoring in English as a second language to students who would benefit from this course. Many working parents take advantage of the college's licensed day care and recreation programs for the children of enrolled students.
Brooklyn College is a liberal arts college for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Its core curriculum gives students the general education courses needed for all liberal arts degrees. The college offers financial aid to students, academic advisement, and honors programs.
The College of Staten Island is located on a 204-acre campus. It has modern classrooms and science labs. The college facilities include the Astrophysical Observatory, the Biological Sciences and Chemical Sciences Building, the CSI Center for the Arts and the CSI Library.
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is located in Manhattan, offering an education in criminal justice and public service. The degree programs emphasize public safety, morality, professionalism and methods of confronting crime. The college's master's program offers degrees in forensics, criminal justice, security and administration.
The Kingsborough Community College is located in Brooklyn overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Sheepshead Bay, and Jamaica Bay. It offers a two-year associate degrees, concentrating on a liberal arts and science program with 28 different specialties. The school provides night and weekend classes for working adults. The college also offers specialty programs in bilingual classes, honors programs and family programs, where children of students attend an on-campus public school.
Lehman College is located in the Bronx. The student body of over 9,000 includes diverse nationalities and ages. The college offers degrees in 90 undergraduate and graduate programs. Some of these programs include computers, health services, recreation and multilingual journalism. The college also provides honors programs, freshman incentives and career counseling.
Macaulay Honors College is located in Manhattan and accepts student with high academic standards. The students accepted to the college receive full academic scholarships, are rewarded laptop computers and are given financial aid for studying abroad and working internships. Students are allowed to take advantage of all CUNY colleges and resources.
The New York City College of Technology is located in Brooklyn and offers over 60 undergraduate and associate degrees, as well as certificates. Programs include technological studies and liberal arts and sciences. The college education prepares students for professional technical careers.
Queens College offers degrees in arts and sciences and music. The campus facilities include Colden Center for the Performing Arts, the new Music Building, which is home to the Aaron Copland School of Music and LeFrak Concert Hall, and the Benjamin Rosenthal Library The school also has the newly renovated Klapper Hall, which features an expanded art gallery and studio space, and the Speech and Hearing Center.