New York Academics

From elementary school through the university level, quality education is available in all areas of the Hudson Valley. High achievement scores, favorable pupil/teacher ratios, award-winning schools, and nationally recognized developmental programs combine to highlight this area as one of outstanding opportunity. Optimum personal growth, encouragement of social responsibility and citizenship, and equality of educational opportunity represent the basic common goals of the various districts within this geographic region.

A strong emphasis on traditional curriculum and “the basics” is enhanced by expanded opportunities for self-expression and growth through experience. The arts, music, drama, competitive sports, foreign languages and vocational training are just a few of the specialized options available for student exploration. The result is a well-rounded education that blends a solid academic foundation with enrichment and individualized attention.

Child Care

Securing quality child care is one of the highest priorities for any working parent or guardian. Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies or CCRRs provide services to parents and day care providers in every county of New York State. For more information, contact the nearest CCRR directly:

Child Care Council of Dutchess County
70 Overocker Road
Poughkeepsie 845-473-4141
Toll free 888-288-4148
www.childcaredutchess.org

Child Care Council of Orange County
40 Matthew Street
Goshen 845-294-4012
Toll Free 800-827-1751
www.childcarecounciloc.org

Child Care Council of Ulster County
c/o Family of Woodstock
Kingston 845-331-5197
www.familyofwoodstockinc.org

Child Care Council of Westchester
470 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains 914-761-3456
www.childcarewestchester.org

Child Care Resources of Rockland
235 North Main Street
Spring Valley 845-425-0009
www.childcarerockland.org

Private Education

In addition to operating a well-administrated and well-supported public education system, the region is home to a number of excellent private and parochial schools. These alternative educational environments provide instructional alternatives that are highly individualized, innovative, or religiously centered.

For further information on accredited private or parochial schools, the following resources may be helpful:

New York Department of Education
Non-Public School Services
Albany 518-474-3879
www.emsc.nysed.gov

Online Directory of Public and Non-Public Schools
www.nysed.gov/admin/bedsdata.html

Roman Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of New York
Department of Education
New York 212-371-1011
www.ny-archdiocese.org

Public Education System

The administration hierarchy for Hudson Valley school districts is anchored by county-level associations called BOCES, which stands for Board of Cooperative Educational Services. BOCES function as an extension of local school districts, providing a wide spectrum of instructional and administrative services at the request of local districts. Administered by a superintendent, the BOCES assists and empowers individual school districts by orchestrating the regional sharing of resources. For information on special programs in your local BOCES, contact the appropriate office.

Registration Requirements

Enrollment and transfer requirements for all public school students are as follows: birth certificate, last report card and transcripts from previous schools. Physician-signed immunization proof in the proper doses for DPT, polio, rubella, measles, mumps, hepatitis B, Hib, and varicella is necessary. A tuberculin skin test is also required for new students entering the public school system on the middle level. New students registering in New York for the first time must also have a physical exam including a blood lead test.

The New York State Department of Education mandate for youngsters beginning public school instruction is five years of age by December 31 of the current school year. However, the cut-off deadline may vary with individual school districts. Contact the specific school district where your child will be attending school for detailed information.

A wealth of information about public education in New York is available from the State Education Department. Select from the most appropriate office below.

Community College System
DCC South Extension Site 31 Marshall Road Wappingers Falls 845-298-0755 View Website	Dutchess Community College (DCC) 53 Pendell Road Poughkeepsie 845-431-8000 View Website
Hudson Valley Community College 80 Vandenburgh Avenue Troy 518-629-4822 View Website	OCC Newburgh Extension One Washington Center Newburgh 845-562-2454 View Website
Orange County Community College (OCC) 115 South Street Middletown 845-344-6222 View Website	Rockland Community College 145 College Road Suffern 845-574-4000 View Website
Ulster County Community College Cottekill Road Stone Ridge 845-687-5000 View Website	WCC Extension Sites Mahopac 914-606-6839 Mt. Vernon 914-606-7200 New Rochelle 914-606-6832 Ossining 924-606-7400 Rye Brook 914-606-6832 Shrub Oak 914-606-6839 Tuckahoe 914-606-6832 Yonkers 914-785-6832
WCC Westchester Art Workshop Peekskill 914-606-7300 White Plains 914-606-7500	WCC Yonkers Extension Center Yonkers 914-606-7100 View Website
Westchester Community College (WCC) 75 Grasslands Road Valhalla 914-785-6600 View Website
PRIVATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
New York City Area Private Colleges
Albany Law School at Union University Albany 518-445-2311 View Website	Albany Medical College Albany 518-262-3125 View Website
Bank Street College of Education New York 212-875-4400 View Website	Barnard College New York 212-854-5262 View Website
Boricua College New York 212-694-1000 View Website	Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn 718-625-2200 View Website
College of Mt. Saint Vincent Riverdale 718-405-3267 View Website	College of New Rochelle Co-Op City Campus Bronx 718-320-0300 View Website
College of New Rochelle DC-37 Campus New York 212-815-1710 View Website	College of New Rochelle John Cardinal O'Connor Campus Bronx 718-665-1310 View Website
College of New Rochelle Rosa Parks Campus New York 212-662-7500 View Website	College of New Rochelle School of New Resources Brooklyn 718-638-2500 View Website
Columbia University in the City of New York New York 212-854-1754 View Website	Columbia University School of Social Work New York 212-851-2300 View Website
Cornell Medical College & Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences New York 212-746-6565 View Website	Excelsior College Albany 518-464-8500 View Website
Fordham University Rose Hill Campus Bronx 718-817-1000 View Website	Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus New York 212-636-6000 View Website
Long Island University Brookville 800-548-7526 View Website	Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Brooklyn 718-488-1000 View Website
Mercy College-Bronx Bronx 800-MERCY-NY View Website	Mercy College-Manhattan New York 800-MERCY-NY View Website
Metropolitan College of New York New York 212-343-1234 View Website	Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York 212-659-9003 View Website
New York University New York 212-998-INFO View Website	NYU Stern School of Business New York University New York 212-998-0100 View Website
Pace University New York 800-874-PACE View Website	Polytechnic University Brooklyn 718-260-3600 View Website
Polytechnic University-Long Island Melville 631-755-4300 View Website	Polytechnic University-Manhattan New York 212-547-7030 View Website
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York 212-353-4000 View Website	The King’s College New York 212-659-7200 View Website
Regional
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson 845-758-6822 View Website	Berkeley College White Plains 800-446-5400 View Website
Cochran School of Nursing St. John’s Riverside Hospital Yonkers 914-964-4282 View Website	College of New Rochelle New Rochelle 914-654-5000 View Website
Concordia College Bronxville 914-337-9300 View Website	Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park 800-CULINARY View Website
Dominican College of Blauvelt Orangeburg 845-359-7800 View Website	Dorothea Hopfer School of Nursing Mount Vernon 914-664-8000 View Website
Fordham University Marymount Campus Tarrytown 914-631-3200 View Website	Iona College New Rochelle 800-231-IONA View Website
Iona College at Blue Hill Pearl River 845-620-1350 View Website	Long Island University Rockland Graduate Campus Orangeburg 845-359-7200 View Website
Long Island University Westchester Graduate Campus Purchase 914-251-6510 View Website	Manhattanville College Purchase 914-694-2200 View Website
Marist College Poughkeepsie 845-575-3000 View Website	Mercy College Dobbs Ferry 800-MERCY-NY View Website
Mercy College-White Plains White Plains 800-MERCY-NY View Website	Mercy College-Yorktown Heights Yorktown Heights 800-MERCY-NY View Website
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh 845-561-0800 View Website	New York Medical College Valhalla 914-594-4000 View Website
Nyack College Nyack 212-625-0500 View Website	Pace University Hudson Valley Center View Website New Windsor 800-874-PACE
Pace University-Westchester Briarcliff Manor 800-874-PACE White Plains 800-874-PACE View Website	Polytechnic University Westchester Graduate Center View Website Hawthorne 914-323-2000
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville 914-337-0700 View Website	St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill 845-398-4100 View Website
Vassar College Poughkeepsie 845-437-7000 View Website
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Dutchess County BOCES 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie 845-486-4800 View Website	Orange-Ulster BOCES 53 Gibson Road Goshen 845-291-0110 View Website
Putnam County-Northern Westchester BOCES 200 Boces Drive Yorktown Heights 914-245-2700 View Website	Rockland County BOCES 65 Parrott Road West Nyack 845-627-4700 View Website
Southern Westchester County BOCES 17 Berkley Drive Rye Brook 914-937-3820 View Website	Ulster County BOCES 175 Route 32 North New Paltz 845-255-1400 View Website
Registration Requirements
Adult Education & Workforce Development Albany 518-474-8940 View Website	Career & Technical Education Albany 518-486-1547 View Website
Curriculum & Instructional Support Albany 518-474-8892 View Website	Public School Choice Programs Albany 518-474-1762 View Website
School Improvement & Community Services Albany 518-474-4817 View Website	Standards, Assessment & Reporting Albany 518-473-7880 View Website
Statewide Standard Testing Albany 518-474-5902 View Website	Summer Institutes & New York State School of the Arts Albany 518-474-8773 View Website
University of the State of New York State Education Department Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Continuing Education Albany 518-474-5915 View Website
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Dutchess County
Arlington Central School District 696 Dutchess Turnpike Poughkeepsie 845-486-4460 View Website	Beacon City Schools 10 Education Drive Beacon 845-838-6900 View Website
Dover Union Free School District 2368 Route 22 Dover Plains 845-832-4500 View Website	Hyde Park Central School District 11 Boice Road Hyde Park 845-229-4000 View Website
Millbrook Central School District 3323 Franklin Avenue Millbrook 845-677-4200 View Website	Pawling Central School District 7 Haight Street Pawling 845-855-4600 View Website
Pine Plains Central School District 2829 Church Street Pine Plains 518-398-7181 View Website	Poughkeepsie City Schools 11 College Avenue Poughkeepsie 845-451-4900 View Website
Red Hook Central School District 7401 South Broadway Red Hook 845-758-2241 View Website	Rhinebeck Central School District North Park Road Rhinebeck 845-871-5520 View Website
Spackenkill School District 15 Croft Road Poughkeepsie 845-463-7800 View Website	Wappingers Central School District 167 Myers Corners Road Wappingers Falls 845-298-5000 View Website
Webutuck Central School District 194 Haight Avenue Amenia 845-373-4100 View Website
Orange County
Chester Union Free School District 64 Hambletonian Avenue Chester 845-469-5052 View Website	Cornwall Central School District 24 Idlewild Avenue Cornwall 845-534-8009 View Website
Florida Union Free School District 51 N. Main Street Florida 845-651-3095 View Website	Goshen Central School District 227 Main Street Goshen 845-294-2410 View Website
Greenwood Lake Union Free School District 80 Waterstone Road Greenwood Lake 845-782-8678 View Website	Highland Falls-Ft. Montgomery School District Route 9-W Highland Falls 845-446-9575 View Website
Middletown Enlarged City School District 223 Wisner Avenue Middletown 845-341-5300 View Website	Minisink Valley Central School District Route 6 Slate Hill 845-355-5110 View Website
Monroe Woodbury Central School District 278 Route 32 Central Valley 845-460-6000 View Website	Newburgh Enlarged City School District 124 Grand Street Newburgh 845-563-3400 View Website
Pine Bush Central School District 156 State Route 302 Pine Bush 845-744-2031 View Website	Port Jervis City School District 9 Thompson Street Port Jervis 845-858-3175 View Website
Tuxedo Union Free School District Route 17 Tuxedo 845-351-4799 View Website	Valley Central School District 944 State Route 17K Montgomery 845-457-2400 View Website
Warwick Valley Central School District 89 Sanfordville Road Warwick 845-987-3010 View Website	Washingtonville Central School District 52 West Main Street Washingtonville 845-497-2200 View Website
Putnam County
Brewster Central School District 30 Farm to Market Road Brewster 845-279-8000 View Website	Carmel Central School District 81 South Street Patterson 845-878-2094 View Website
Garrison Union Free School District 1100 Route 9D Garrison 845-424-3689 View Website	Haldane Central School District 15 Craigside Drive Cold Spring 845-265-9254 View Website
Mahopac Central School District 179 East Lake Boulevard Mahopac 845-628-3415 View Website	Putnam Valley Central School District 146 Peekskill Hollow Road Putnam Valley 845-528-8143 View Website
Rockland County
Clarkstown Central School District 62 Old Middleton Road New City 845-639-6300 View Website	East Ramapo Central School District 105 South Madison Avenue Spring Valley 845-577-6000 View Website
Nanuet Union Free School District 101 Church Street Nanuet 845-627-9880 View Website	North Rockland Central School District 65 Chapel Street Garnerville 845-942-3000 View Website
Nyack Public School District 13A Dickinson Avenue Nyack 845-353-7000 View Website	Pearl River Union Free School District 275 East Central Avenue Pearl River 845-620-3900 View Website
Ramapo Central School District 45 Mountain Avenue Hillburn 845-357-7783 View Website	South Orangetown Central District 160 Van Wyck Road Blauvelt 845-680-1000 View Website
Ulster County
Ellenville Central School District 28 Maple Avenue Ellenville 845-647-0115 View Website	Highland Central School District 320 Pancake Hollow Road Highland 845-691-1000 View Website
Kingston School District 61 Crown Street Kingston 845-339-3000 View Website	Marlboro Central School District 50 Cross Road Marlboro 845-236-5804 View Website
New Paltz Central School District 196 Main Street New Paltz 845-256-4000 View Website	Onteora Central School District 4166 Route 28 Boiceville 845-657-6383 View Website
Rondout Valley Central School District 122 Kyserike Road Accord 845-687-2400 View Website	Saugerties Central School District 310 Washington Avenue Saugerties 845-246-1043 View Website
Wallkill Central School District 19 Main Street Wallkill 845-895-7100 View Website	West Park Union Free School District Route 9W West Park 845-384-6710
Westchester County
Ardsley School District 500 Farm Road Ardsley 914-693-6300 View Website	Bedford Central School District 632 S. Bedford Road Mt. Kisco 914-241-6000 View Website
Blind Brooke Rye Union School District 390 N. Ridge Street Rye Brook 914-937-3600 View Website	Briarcliff Manor Union Free District 45 Ingham Road Briarcliff Manor 914-941-8880 View Website
Bronxville School District 177 Pondfield Road Bronxville 914-395-0500 View Website	Byram Hills Central School District 10 Tripp Lane Armonk 914-273-4198 View Website
Chappaqua Central School District 66 Roaring Brook Road Chappaqua 914-238-7200 View Website	Croton-Harmon Union Free District 10 Gerstein Street Croton-on-Hudson 914-271-4713 View Website
Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District 505 Broadway Dobbs Ferry 914-693-1500 View Website	Eastchester Union Free School District 580 White Plains Road Eastchester 914-793-6130 View Website
Edgemont School District 300 White Oak Lane Scarsdale 914-472-7768 View Website	Elmsford Union Free School District South Goodwin Avenue Elmsford 914-592-6632 View Website
Greenburgh Central 7 School District 475 West Hartsdale Avenue Hartsdale 914-761-6000 View Website	Harrison Central School District 50 Union Avenue Harrison 914-835-3300 View Website
Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District 27 Farragut Avenue Hastings-on-Hudson 914-478-2900 View Website	Hendrick Hudson School District 61 Trolley Road Montrose 914-737-7500 View Website
Irvington Union Free School District 40 North Broadway Irvington 914-591-8500 View Website	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District 106 Huntville Road Katonah 914-763-7000 View Website
Lakeland Central School District 1086 East Main Shrub Oak 914-245-1700 View Website	Mamaroneck Union Free School District 1000 West Boston Post Road Mamaroneck 914-220-3000 View Website
Mt. Pleasant Central School District 825 West Lake Drive Thornwood 914-769-5500 View Website	Mt. Vernon City School District 165 N. Columbus Avenue Mt. Vernon 914-665-5000 View Website
New Rochelle City School District 515 North Avenue New Rochelle 914-576-4300 View Website	North Salem Central School District 230 June Road North Salem 914-669-5414 View Website
Ossining Union Free School District 190 Croton Avenue Ossining 914-941-7700 View Website	Peekskill City School District 1031 Elm Street Peekskill 914-737-3300 View Website
Pelham Union Free School District 18 Franklin Place Pelham 914-738-3434 View Website	Pleasantville Union Free School District 60 Romer Avenue Pleasantville 914-741-1400 View Website
Pocantico Hills School District 599 Bedford Road Sleepy Hallow 914-631-2440 View Website	Port Chester School District 113 Bowman Avenue Port Chester 914-934-7900 View Website
Rye City School District 324 Midland Avenue Rye City 914-967-6100 View Website	Rye Neck School Union Free School District 310 Hornidge Road Mamaroneck 914-777-5200 View Website
Scarsdale Union Free School District 2 Brewster Road Scarsdale 914-721-2400 View Website	Somers Central School District 334 Route 202 Somers 914-277-2400 View Website
Tuckahoe Union Free School District 29 Elm Street Tuckahoe 914-337-5376 View Website	Union Free District of The Tarrytowns 200 North Broadway Sleepy Hollow 914-631-9252 View Website
Valhalla Union Free School District 316 Columbus Avenue Valhalla 914-683-5040 View Website	White Plains City School District 5 Homeside Lane White Plains 914-422-2000 View Website
Yonkers Public Schools One Larkin Center Yonkers 914-376-8000 View Website	Yorktown Central School District 2725 Crompond Road Yorktown Heights 914-243-8000 View Website
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STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Alfred State College Alfred 800-4-ALFRED View Website	Buffalo State College Buffalo 716-878-4000 View Website
Cornell College of Human Ecology Ithaca 607-255-2216 View Website	Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine Ithaca 607-253-3000 View Website
Cornell School of Industry & Labor Relations Ithaca 607-255-2222 View Website	Empire State College Saratoga Springs 518-587-2100 View Website
Farmingdale State University of New York Farmingdale 516-420-2000 View Website	Fashion Institute of Technology New York City 212-217-3760 View Website
Morrisville State College Morrisville 800-258-0111 View Website	Plattsburgh State University of New York Plattsburgh 518-564-2000 View Website
Stony Brook University Stony Brook 631-632-6000 View Website	SUNY at Oswego Oswego 315-312-2500 View Website
SUNY at Postdam Postdam 315-267-2000 View Website	SUNY Binghamton University State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton 607-777-2000 View Website
SUNY Brockport Brockport 585-395-2211 View Website	SUNY Cobleskill Cobleskill 518-234-5011 View Website
SUNY College at Old Westbury Old Westbury 516-876-3000 View Website	SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta 800-SUNY-123 View Website
SUNY Cortland Cortland 607-753-2011 View Website	SUNY Delhi College of Technology Delhi 800-96-DELHI View Website
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn 718-270-1000 View Website	SUNY ESF College of Environmental Science & Forestry Syracuse 315-470-6500 View Website
SUNY Fredonia Fredonia 716-673-3111 View Website	SUNY Geneseo Geneseo 585-245-5211 View Website
SUNY Institute of Technology Utica 315-792-7500 View Website	SUNY Maritime College Bronx 718-409-7200 View Website
SUNY New Paltz New Paltz 845-257-7869 View Website	SUNY Purchase College Purchase 914-251-6000 View Website
SUNY State College of Optometry New York 212-938-4000 View Website	SUNY University at Albany Albany 518-442-3300 View Website
SUNY University at Buffalo Buffalo 888-UB-ADMIT View Website	SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse 315-464-5540 View Website