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Overview

In addition to the New York Theological Seminary's Masters of Professional Studies Program, a number of 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
(Program Facilitator)
ADIRONDACK North County Community College Associate's Degree The Second Chance Pell Initiative
ALBION

Medaille College Associate's in Liberal Studies
24 credit Alcohol and Substance Abuse Certificate Program
Receive Credits and Transcript

Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs

 Private Funds and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
ATTICA

Genesee Community College Associate's Degree;

Rochester Education Justice Initiative 

Ashland University Pilot College Tablet Program

 Private Funds and Second Chance Pell Initiative
AUBURN College Prison Education Program
Cornell University through Cayuga Community College Associate's Degree Program		 Pell Fall 2023
BARE HILL North County Community College offering an Associate's Degree The Second Chance Pell Initiative

BEDFORD HILLS 
(Pre-College/ College)

 Marymount Manhattan and New York Theological Seminary   Private Funds and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
CAPE VINCENT Jefferson Community College Associate Degree in Individual Studies or Human Services  Pell Fall 2023
CAYUGA College Prison Education Program – Cornell University through Cayuga Community College – Associate's Degree Program and Certificate in Liberal Arts Program beginning the fall of 2018 Private Funds and Pell Fall 2023
CLINTON Ashland University Pilot College Tablet Program The Second Chance Pell Initiative
COLLINS  Jamestown Community College  The Second Chance Pell Initiative
COXSACKIE Bard Prison Initiative  Private Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
EASTERN Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs Private Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
ELMIRA Corning Community College  The Second Chance Pell Initiative
FISHKILL

Alliance University 

Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs

 Private Funding and the Second Chance Pell Initiative
FIVE POINTS

College Prison Education Program -- Cornell University though Cayuga Community College Associate's Degree and Certificate in Liberal Arts Program

Private funds and Pell Fall 2023

 

 

 
FRANKLIN North Country Community College offering an Associate's Degree The Second Chance Pell Initiative
GREAT MEADOW Bennington College offers an Associate's Degree The Second Chance Pell Initiative
GREEN HAVEN

Bard Prison Initiative Associate's and Bachelor's Degree Programs

Columbia-Greene Community College with Hudson Link

 Private Funds, The Second Chance Pell Initiative, Hudson Link 
GREENE Columbia-Green Community College with Hudson Link provide college credits towards a Bachelor's Degree. The Second Chance Pell Initiative and Private Funds through Hudson Link
GOUVERNEUR Jefferson Community College Associate's Degree in Individual Studies or in Human Services (possible start date summer 2019) Pell Fall 2023
GROVELAND Genessee Community College and Rochester University    Private Funds and Pell Fall 2023
HUDSON Ashland University Pilot College Tablet Program 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 The Second Chance Pell Initiative 
MOHAWK Herkimer County Community College - Mohawk Consortium  The Second Chance Pell Initiative 
OTISVILLE John Jay Prison-to-College Pipeline Program offers college courses and transitions
individuals to the CUNY system to complete after release.		 The Second Chance Pell Initiative
RIVERVIEW

St. Lawrence University Fall 2023
SUNY Potsdam

 The Second Chance Pell Initiative 
SHAWANGUNK

Ulster County Community College with Hudson Link Associate'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

New York Theological Seminary (NYTS) Master’s Program (must have 
Bachelor’s to be eligible)

 The Second Chance Pell Initiative and Private Funds
SULLIVAN Sullivan Community College with Hudson Link  Associate's Degree / St. Thomas Aquinas Bachelor's Degree  Private Funds through Hudson Link and Pell Fall 2023
TACONIC

Hudson Link: Marymount Manhattan College provides courses for Associate's Degree

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 in Liberal Arts Private funds and Pell 2023 
WASHINGTON Adirondack Community College offers an Associate's Degree The Second Chance Pell Initiative
WENDE

SUNY Buffalo Fall 2023 

Erie Community College Fall 2023 

 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 Pilot College Tablet Program

Genesee Community College 

University of Rochester 

 Private Funds and Pell Fall 2023