List of defunct colleges and universities in New York (state)

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This page includes colleges and universities that have closed in New York state. Since 2015, at least 20 colleges have closed in the state of New York. [1] [2]

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Institutions

SchoolLocation(s)AffiliationTypeFoundedClosedNotes
Alliance Theological Seminary New York City and Nyack Christian and Missionary Alliance seminary 19742023
Alliance University New York City and Nyack Christian and Missionary Alliance master's university 18822023 [3] formerly Nyack College
Art Institute of Buffalo Buffalo Private non-profit art school 19311956
ASA College New York City (Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn)Private for-profit baccalaureate college 19852023 [3] [4]
Auburn Theological Seminary Auburn Presbyterian seminary18181939Still exists as a non-degree granting 501(c)(3) located in the Interchurch Center in New York City.
Barleywood Female University Rochester Private non-profit women's college 18521853
Bennett College Millbrook Private non-profitwomen's college18901977
Briarcliff College Briarcliff Manor Private non-profitwomen's college19041977
Briarcliffe College New York City (Long Island City)/Bethpage/Patchogue Private for-profitbaccalaureate college19662018 [5]
Bramson ORT College Forest Hills Private non-profit junior college 19792017 [6]
Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception New York City (Brooklyn) (1914–1967); Douglaston (1967–1987) Roman Catholic seminary19141987
Cazenovia College Cazenovia Private non-profitbaccalaureate college18242023 [3] Serving as police academy for New York State Police
Christie's Education New York CityPrivate for-profit graduate school 19932020 [7]
College of Insurance New York City Private non-profitmaster's university19012001Merged into St. John's University
College of New Rochelle New Rochelle Roman Catholic master's university19042019 [8]
College of Saint Rose Albany Roman Catholic master's university19202024 [3]
Concordia College Bronxville Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod master's university18812021 [3]
Dowling College Oakdale Private non-profitmaster's university19682016 [9]
Eastman Business College Poughkeepsie Private for-profit business college 18591931
Eisenhower College Seneca Falls Private non-profit liberal arts college 19681982Merged into Rochester Institute of Technology
Falley Seminary Fulton, Oswego County Presbyterian women's seminary; later seminary18361883
Finch College New York CityPrivate non-profitwomen's college19521976
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary Lima Methodist Episcopal Church seminary18311941closed; campus now houses Elim Bible College
Gibbs College New York City/Melville Private for-profitbaccalaureate college19112009
Glasgow Caledonian New York College New York CityPrivate non-profitgraduate school20132023 [10]
Globe Institute of Technology New York City (Manhattan)Private for-profitbaccalaureate college19852016 [11]
Harlem Hospital School of Nursing New York CityPublic nursing school 19231977
Ingham University Le Roy Private non-profitwomen's college18361892
Institute of Design and Construction New York City (Brooklyn)Private non-profit technical college 19472015 [12]
Jamestown Business College Jamestown Private for-profitbusiness college18862025
The King's College New York City non-denominational Christian liberal arts college19382025 [13]
Kirkland College Clinton Private non-profitwomen's liberal arts college19651978Merged into Hamilton College [14]
Ladycliffe College Highland Falls Roman Catholicbaccalaureate college19331980 United States Military Academy at West Point acquired the property, and it is the location of the school's museum.
Lincoln School for Nurses New York CityPrivate non-profitnursing school18981961
Long Island Business InstituteNew York City (Flushing)/Commack Private for-profitjunior college19682024 [3] [15]
Long Island College Hospital School of NursingNew York City (Brooklyn)Private non-profitnursing school18992011 [16]
Maria Regina College Syracuse Roman Catholicjunior college19341990
Marymount College Tarrytown Roman Catholicbaccalaureate college19072007Merged into Fordham University in 2000; closed in 2007
Medaille University BuffaloPrivate non-profitmaster's university19372023 [3]
New York Career InstituteNew York CityPrivate for-profit trade school 19412017 [17]
New York Central College McGraw Baptist baccalaureate college18491860
New York Hydropathic and Physiological School New York City Hydrotherapy medical school 18531875Moved to Florence, New Jersey in 1869
New York Theological Seminary New York City Non-denominational progressive Christian seminary19002024
Notre Dame College Staten IslandRoman Catholicbaccalaureate college19331971merged with St. John's University in 1971. Campus closed in 2024.
Oneida Institute Whitesboro Presbyterian baccalaureate college18271843
Pentecostal Collegiate Institute Saratoga Springs Pentecostal Bible college 19001903
Rutgers Female College New York CityPrivate non-profit women's seminary 18391894
St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary Rensselaer Roman Catholicseminary19121988
St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary Hempstead, then Uniondale Roman Catholicseminary19611968
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception Lloyd Harbor Roman Catholicseminary19262012
State and National Law School Ballston Spa (1849–1852); Poughkeepsie (1853–1865)Private non-profit law school 18491865
Technical Career Institute College of Technology New York CityPrivate for-profitjunior college19092017
Theological School of St. Lawrence University Canton Universalist seminary18561965
Troy University Troy Methodist Episcopal Church baccalaureate college18581861
Union Graduate College Schenectady Private non-profitgraduate school20032016Merged into Clarkson University [18] [19]
Utica School of Commerce Utica Private for-profitbusiness college18962016 [20]
Wells College Aurora Private non-profitliberal arts college18682024
Wood Tobe-Coburn School New York CityPrivate for-profit career college 19372017

See also

References

  1. ↑ Morgan, Don (June 6, 2024). "5 New York College Closures in the Last 365 Days". WNBF News Radio 1290 AM & 92.1 FM. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions". New York State Education Department. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions". New York State Education Department. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ Biever, Nicole (February 15, 2023). "MSCHE Statement on the Announced Closure of ASA College". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Briarcliffe College Plans Gradual Discontinuation of Operations". www.businesswire.com. December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?". Education Dive. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "About us". Christie's Education London. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sold! Masons' $32M bid for College of New Rochelle campus approved in bankruptcy court". lohud.com. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ Ferrette, Candice; Schwartz, David M. (August 31, 2016). "Dowling Grants Last Degrees, Loses Accreditation Wednesday". Newsday. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Applying To GCNYC". Glasgow Caledonian New York College. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Closure of Globe Institute of Technology". nysed.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ "DAPIP". ope.ed.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ Greenberg, Susan H. "The King's College to Close Permanently". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Kirkland College - Kirkland Alumnae". Hamilton College. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ "About Us". Long Island Business Institute. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  16. ↑ O'Neill, Natalie (July 24, 2011). "Good night nurse! Long Island College Hospital closes its program • Brooklyn Paper". www.brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  17. ↑ Davenport, Emily (May 30, 2017). "Students and staff join Plaza College in Forest Hills since closure of New York Career Institute – QNS.com". qns.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Clarkson University: Clarkson University Capital Region Campus Opens in Schenectady, N.Y." January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Union Graduate College". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Utica School of Commerce closing after 120 years". Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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