<p>Hey guys</p>
<p>Do anyone know colleges with good computer science program in NYC area or 1-2 hour drive. except CUNYs, NYU and Columbia. I just have a 3hours job 2 times a week in nyc, so I need to be close. Any suggestions will be very helpful</p>
<p>Stony Brook?</p>
<p>thanks, look like a nice school. Any other ideas??</p>
<p>I’d look into Seton Hall. It’s technically New Jersey but it’s only 14 miles from NYC.</p>
<p>Rutgers- 51 minutes
Princeton 1 hour, 10 minutes
Yale 1 hour, 38 minutes
University of Pennsylvania 1 hour, 44 minutes
source: mapquest
Hope that helps</p>
<p>There are probably a hundred schools offering comp sci within 2 hours of NYC. Stats? Budget? What else do you seek in a school?</p>
<p>Marist is known for its connection with IBM. Strong CS program.</p>
<p>Why no CUNYs? City College is actually pretty strong in STEM fields, and their computer science program is good. Plus it’s way cheap!</p>
<p>Stevens Institute of Technology and NJIT are both within an hour of NYC.</p>
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Sat optional schools in this area would be very nice.
Recommendation letters are pretty nice, especially from the headmaster of the school.</p>
<p>Although I’m looking for a strong computer science program and close to nyc, i want an interesting college life experience, because I didn’t have a high school experience: I worked a lot, now I want to fill what I missed. </p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>In addition to schools listed above, Fordham and Manhattan College could be options. Somewhat less selective might be Pace and St. Johns.</p>