<p>Can someone tell me more about these three cc's based in Long Island and upstate New York? I'm not 100% sure on what I want to major in yet but I just want to go to a college that has good academics, and in particular great art and theatre programs. I started with wanting to go to BMCC but am expanding my search to areas outside NYC... I would still prefer to be at a school that has convenient transportation links to NYC though.</p>
<p>Suffolk and Nassau seem to have good reputations and have been known to send kids to Ivy leagues. I'm also considering Rockland Community College which has an even better (?) track record of successful transfers to the ivy leagues. Things I would take into consideration are helpfulness/friendliness of faculty, campus atmosphere. I know we're talking about community college here so there won't be the same vibe you can expect to find on a 4-year campus, but still I don't want to study on a depressing campus. What's Long Island like? How do living expenses compare between Long Island and Suffern, NY? </p>
<p>I'm leaning more towards Suffolk because it's slightly cheaper for me as an international to go there. Also what's different about Mentor/Talented students Honors program at Rockland compared to the "regular" honors programs at Suffolk and Nassau? And which school has the widest range of courses in the humanities/social sciences to choose from? </p>
<p>Sorry about all the questions! I'm trying to gather as much info as I can right now!</p>
<p>Really want to hear more about Nassau CC seeing how much closer to NYC it is than Suffolk. How does Nassau’s honors compare to Rockland’s honors program?</p>
<p>Hey if you consider Westchester County at all look into Westchester Community College! The teachers are great and helpful and they have good relationships to great four year schools! Hope that helps you out. The campus is really nice for a CC!</p>
<p>Hey CJ111, thanks for the replies. Can you tell me more about Westchester in general? Is it an expensive area to live in? What kind of courses do you take at Westchester CC and do you know anything about the quality of their art and theatre programs?</p>
<p>I poked around on their site a bit and their tuition fees are slightly more than either Suffolk or Nassau.</p>
<p>Yes the tuition is a bit higher than at some other community colleges, that’s right.
The school does have a very extensive schedule and as far as I heard a pretty good arts and theater program. They have the academic arts building that is designed for arts, drama, theater, dance and music students and the faculty there in general is really good. Now, I can’t judge the faculty regarding your area of interest but I do know that almost every teacher I’ve had there so far, loves working there and they are very helpful outside of the classroom.
WCC also has good relationships to very good four year schools including Cornell in case you are interested in possibly transferring to an Ivy.
Let me know if there is anything else you want to know and I try my best to answer it. ;)</p>
<p>OK, short of going over there to see for myself I’m finding it really hard to find any information about NCC. They really don’t seem to be a school that has much of an international student population (or cares to build it up). I emailed them asking for more info about housing (since NCC is supposedly in a really rich area) and they really didn’t give any relevant information at all. </p>
<p>It’s a shame because I wanted to be as close to NYC as possible but I will probably look elsewhere.</p>
<p>Hey! I live five seconds away from RCC, and as far as community colleges go, it’s a good one. It does have success with transferring into more ‘elite’ schools, but you will see a lot of high school students beginning their studies at RCC in their freshman year. Suffern is about 30-45 minutes away by car, and the same by bus and train.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t know too much about the Honors program in regards to specifics, but it’s definitely not a bad start, and you are more in depth class-wise than the non-honors kids. That’s probably a given, though, haha. </p>
<p>As for cost of living - there is some less-expensive housing, and if you don’t have a car there is public transportation. It’s a suburb, one of the larger ones, so you’ll also have a wide range of food options.</p>
<p>I hope I could be of <em>some</em> help. I’m afraid I don’t have too much information regarding the other CCs.</p>