Overview
Many facilities offer on-site, college level, credit-bearing courses for incarcerated individuals who possess a verified high school equivalency or high school diploma.
These programs are privately funded and offer certificates, as well as associate and bachelor degrees. The length of these programs varies depending on the type of program and number of credits the incarcerated individual has prior to admission.
The goal of college programs is to enable incarcerated individuals to continue education beyond high school and work toward earning a college certificate or degree.
Admission requirements and assessment vary depending on the on-campus policies of the school. A high school diploma or HSE is required.
Locations
| Facility | College Program | Funding Source |
|---|---|---|
| ADIRONDACK | North County Community College Associate's Degree | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| ALBION | Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs | Private Funds and The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| ALTONA | Clinton Community College Associate's Degree Program | Pell |
| ATTICA | Genesee Community College Associate's Degree Program; University of Rochester Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) Bachelor's Degree Program; Ashland University Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs | Private Funds and Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| AUBURN | Cornell University College Prison Education through Cayuga Community College – Associate's Degree Program | Pell Fall 2023 |
| BARE HILL | North County Community College Associate's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| BEDFORD HILLS (Pre-College/ College) | Marymount Manhattan Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs; Union Theological Seminary Master's Degree Program | Private Funds and The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| CAPE VINCENT | Jefferson Community College Associate's Degree Program in Individual Studies or Human Services | Pell Fall 2023 |
| CAYUGA | Cornell University College Prison Education Program through Cayuga Community College – Associate's Degree Program and Certificate in Liberal Arts | Private Funds and Pell Fall 2023 |
| CLINTON | Ashland University Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| COLLINS | Jamestown Community College Associate's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| COXSACKIE | Bard Prison Initiative | Private Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| EASTERN | Bard Prison Initiative Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degree Programs | Private Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| ELMIRA | Corning Community College Associate's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| FISHKILL | Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs | Private Funding and the Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| FIVE POINTS | Cornell University College Prison Education Program though Cayuga Community College – Associate's Degree and Certificate in Liberal Arts | Private funds and Pell Fall 2023
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| FRANKLIN | North Country Community College Associate's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| GREEN HAVEN | Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs; Columbia-Greene Community College with Hudson Link Associate's Degree Program | Private Funds, The Second Chance Pell Initiative, Hudson Link |
| GREENE | Columbia-Green Community College with Hudson Link provide college credits towards an Associate's Degree | The Second Chance Pell Initiative and Private Funds through Hudson Link |
| GOUVERNEUR | Jefferson Community College Associate's Degree Program in Individual Studies or Human Services | Pell Fall 2023 |
| GROVELAND | Genesee Community College with University of Rochester Associate's Degree Program | Private Funds and Pell Fall 2023 |
| HUDSON | Ashland University Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| MARCY | Mohawk Valley Community College Associate's Degree Program | Pell Fall 2023 |
| MID-STATE | Herkimer County Community College Prison to College Program - Mohawk Consortium Associate's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| MOHAWK | Herkimer County Community College Prison to College Program - Mohawk Consortium Associate's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| ORLEANS | Genesee Education Justice Collaboration Associate's Degree Program | Pell |
| OTISVILLE | John Jay Prison-to-College Pipeline Program offers college courses and transitions Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| QUEENSBORO | LaGuardia Community College | Second Chance ACT |
| RIVERVIEW | St. Lawrence University; SUNY Potsdam Bachelor's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| SHAWANGUNK | Ulster County Community College with Hudson Link Associate's Degree Program; Mount St. Mary College with Hudson Link Bachelor's Degree Program
| Private Funds through Hudson Link and Pell Fall 2023 |
| SING SING | Columbia University with Hudson Link; Mercy College with Hudson Link - Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs; Union Theological Seminary (UTS) Master's Degree Program | The Second Chance Pell Initiative and Private Funds |
| TACONIC | Marymount Manhattan College with Hudson Link Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs; Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs | The Second Chance Pell Initiative, Columbia and Vassar are in-kind donations Private Funding and the Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| WALLKILL | NYU Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts and Bachelor's Degree in Social Work | Private funds and Pell 2023 |
| WASHINGTON | Adirondack Community College Associate's Degree Program; Bennington College | The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| WENDE | Erie Community College Associate's Degree Program | Pell Fall 2023 |
| WOODBOURNE | Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs | Private Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative |
| WYOMING | Ashland University Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs; Genesee Community College with University of Rochester Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) Associate's Degree Program | Private Funds and Pell Fall 2023 |
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