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

 

FacilityDegree Granting CollegeDegree ProgramFunding Source
ADIRONDACKNorth County Community College AA, ASThe Second Chance Pell Initiative
ALBIONBard Prison InitiativeAA, BAPrivate Funds and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
ALTONAClinton Community CollegeAAPell
ATTICA
  • Genesee Community College
  • University of Rochester Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) Bachelor's Degree Program
  • Ashland University
  • AS
  • BA
  • AA, BA
Private Funds and Second Chance Pell Initiative
AUBURNCayuga Community CollegeAAPell Fall 2023
BEDFORD HILLS 
(Pre-College/ College)
  • Marymount Manhattan College
  • Union Theological Seminary
  • AA, BA
  • Master's
Private Funds and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
CAPE VINCENTJefferson Community College AAPell Fall 2023
CAYUGACayuga Community CollegeAAPrivate Funds and Pell Fall 2023
CLINTONAshland UniversityAA, BAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative
COLLINS Jamestown Community CollegeAAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative
COXSACKIEBard Prison Initiative College Credit OnlyPrivate Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
EASTERNBard Prison InitiativeAA, BA, Master'sPrivate Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
ELMIRACorning Community CollegeAAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative
FISHKILLBard Prison InitiativeAA, BAPrivate Funding and the Second Chance Pell Initiative
FIVE POINTSCayuga Community CollegeAA Private funds and Pell Fall 2023
FRANKLINNorth Country Community CollegeAA, AASThe Second Chance Pell Initiative
GREEN HAVEN
  • Bard Prison Initiative
  • SUNY New Paltz
  • Columbia-Greene Community College 
  • AA, BA
  • BA
  • AA
Private Funds, The Second Chance Pell Initiative, Hudson Link 
GREENEColumbia-Greene Community CollegeAAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative and Private Funds through Hudson Link
GOUVERNEURJefferson Community CollegeAAPell Fall 2023
GROVELANDGenesee Community College AAPrivate Funds and Pell Fall 2023
HUDSONColumbia-Greene Community CollegeAAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative
MARCYMohawk Valley Community CollegeAASPell Fall 2023
MID-STATEHerkimer County CommunityAAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative 
MOHAWKHerkimer County Community CollegeAAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative 
ORLEANSGenesee Education Justice CollaborationAAPell
OTISVILLE
  • John Jay College
  • Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • BA
  • AA
The Second Chance Pell Initiative
QUEENSBOROLaGuardia Community CollegeCollege Credit OnlySecond Chance ACT
RIVERVIEWSUNY PotsdamBAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative 
SHAWANGUNK
  • Ulster County Community College
  • Mount St. Mary College

 

  • AA
  • BA
Private Funds through Hudson Link and Pell Fall 2023
SING SING
  • Mercy College
  • Union Theological Seminary
  • AA, BA
  • Master's
 The Second Chance Pell Initiative and Private Funds
TACONIC
  • Marymount Manhattan College
  • Bard Prison Initiative
  • AA, BA
  • AA, BA
The Second Chance Pell Initiative, Columbia and Vassar are in-kind donations
Private Funding and the Second Chance Pell Initiative
WALLKILLNew York UniversityAA, BAPrivate funds and Pell 2023 
WASHINGTONAdirondack Community CollegeAAThe Second Chance Pell Initiative
WENDE
  • Erie Community College
  • SUNY University at Buffalo
  • AA
  • BA
Pell Fall 2023 
WOODBOURNEBard Prison InitiativeAA, BAPrivate Funding and The Second Chance Pell Initiative
WYOMING
  • Ashland University
  • Genesee Community College
  • AA, BA
  • AA
Private Funds and Pell Fall 2023