Adelphi University, Garden City
Ranked as the #1 college on Long Island by College Gazette, #3 by Patch, and #170 in national universities by U.S. News & World Report. Adelphi is the oldest private university on suburban Long Island and is known for its great liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training. 800-233-5744
Great Neck South High School, Great Neck
Ranked #188 nationally, #21 in New York High schools, and #75 in STEM by U.S. News & World Report. Great Neck South High School offers its students academic acceleration
along with special education classes for students with disabilities. 516-441-4000
Hofstra University, Hempstead
Ranked #5 of best colleges on Long Island by College Gazette and Patch, and #160 in national universities by U.S. News & World Report. Hofstra is one of the three schools in the New York metropolitan area with law, medicine, and engineering schools and is the only university that was chosen to host three consecutive presidential debates. 516-463-6600
Jericho Senior High School, Jericho
Ranked #147 nationally and #15 of best New York High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Jericho High School is consistently ranked in the top 100 high schools in the nation and offers many Advanced Placement classes and St. John’s University college credit classes. 516-203-3600
Long Island University, Brookville
Ranked #3 of best colleges on Long Island by College Gazette, #8 by Patch, and #272 in national universities by U.S. News & World Report. The LIU Post campus offers a small school environment and has more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs. 516-299-2900
Manhasset Secondary School, Manhasset
Ranked #162 nationally, #17 in New York High Schools, and #139 in STEM High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Manhasset High School is consistently ranked in the top 100 high schools in America, and the school has been represented every year in national science competitions. 516-267-7700
Molloy College, Rockville Centre
Ranked #4 in best colleges on Long Island by Patch and #7 by College Gazette. Ranked #26 in Regional Universities North and #14 in Best School for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report. Molloy College is a small private university on Long Island that has the benefit of being less than an hour away from Manhattan and being ranked the fourth safest college campus by niche. 516-323-3000
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Old Westbury
Ranked as #6 of the best colleges on Long Island by Patch and #8 by College Gazette. Ranked #34 in Regional Universities North and #45 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs by U.S. News & World Report. NYIT has one of the lowest out-of-pocket tuition costs among private colleges in New York State and offers 90-plus tech-focused degree
programs. 516-686-7520
Roslyn High School, Roslyn
Ranked #340 nationally and #39 in New York High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Roslyn offers more than 20 Advanced Placement courses, has an award-winning research program, and has more than 50 clubs available for students to join. 516-801-5000
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook
Ranked as the #1 college on Long Island by Patch, and #88 in national universities by U.S. News & World Report. Stony Brook is the biggest public school in New York State, and has the only undergraduate journalism school in the SUNY system along with a prestigious medical center. 631-632-6000
SUNY Farmingdale, Farmingdale
Ranked as #7 of best colleges on Long Island by Patch, and #21 in Regional Colleges North by U.S. News & World Report. SUNY Farmingdale offers the only four-year aviation program in New York and the only four-year dental program in the Northeast. 631-632-6000
Syosset Senior High School, Syosset
Ranked #341 nationally and #40 in New York High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Syosset Senior High School was named a Grammy Signature school for its music programs and it won an award for excellence in arts education. 516-364-5600
The Wheatley School, Old Westbury
Ranked #610 nationally and #64 in New York High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. The Wheatley School offers a small-school environment and an excellent special education program. 516-333-1630
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