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Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York · Public community college

Medical billing & coding programsRadiology & sonography programsMedical assistant programsSurgical technologist programsCulinary & pastry schoolsConstruction trades programs
23%completion rate · New York avg 64%
$10,500median debt of graduates
$37,124median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$48,248median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Middle States Commission on Higher Education | New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nu (Accredited)
Address: One Education Dr, Garden City, NY 11530 · Phone: (516) 572-7501 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, since lifted — Apr 2024 · Other · American Board of Funeral Service Education; Apr 2026 · Renewal of Accreditation. 3 sanction actions in the window.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Nassau Community Coll… Nassau Community Coll…: 23.4% 23.4% New York average New York average: 64% 64% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical records specialists$40,730$61,720$79,120
Radiologic technologists and technicians$67,540$98,470$110,950
Medical assistants$37,280$48,000$55,120
Surgical technologists$53,680$79,550$98,140
Chefs and head cooks$46,260$70,670$93,240
Construction laborers$34,320$55,930$79,420

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 33 $65,342 $66,653 $13,807
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 25 $39,253 $36,848 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 24 $51,114 $55,512 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 20 $65,342 $66,653 $13,807
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 1–2 years 14 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 9 not reported $28,309 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 6 not reported $28,309 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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