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<p>The NYC public school system as pretty much done away with vocational education years ago because it has adopted a model that every should be attending college after graduation (not that I agree, but it is for another discussion). </p>
<p>There are a very small number of schools in NYC that provide vocational ed. We are advised to program students to co-op tech in conjunction with their regular program. Co-op tech, which operates in a morning and an afternoon session does not have enough seats for the number of day high school students wanting/needing vocational ed.</p>
<p>With the exception of FIT, there are no SUNYs that are in an affordable commuting distance from NYC (at least not an affordable distance on the LIRR/Metro North). </p>
<p>It is my experience working at a NYC Title I high school, that the vast majority of undocumented students at my school can afford CUNY CC, which is 3600/yr not including books, transportation costs because they are not eligible for TAP/PELL/SEEK/College Discovery/EOP or ASAP.</p>