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College and Postsecondary Acceptances

Matriculation of the Class of 2023

We are proud to announce the college matriculation of the IDEAL Class of 2023. Congratulations to our seniors!

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The Class of 2023 matriculated to the following colleges or postsecondary programs: Goucher College, Guttman Community College, IDEAL’s Next Steps Transition Program, LaGuardia Community College, Manhattanville College, Marymount Manhattan College, Morgan State University, New York School of Interior Design, SUNY Purchase, and Winston Transitions. 


Full list of college and postsecondary acceptances

Below is a list of colleges and postsecondary programs to which IDEAL students have been selected since the first graduating class of 2018. An asterisk notes the schools to which students have matriculated.

Adelphi University*
Aiken Technical College
American University (D.C.)
Barry University
Baruch College
Berkshire Hills Music Academy
Binghamton University
Brooklyn College 
Bronx Community College
Borough of Manhattan Community College*
Chapel Haven
City College of New York
Colgate University*
College of Mount Saint Vincent–Bridge Program* 
College of Saint Rose*
Cooke School*
Drexel University
Dutchess Community College
Emerson College*
Fairleigh Dickenson
Five Towns College*
Florida Atlantic University
Franklin Academy
George Mason University: Mason Life Program
Goucher College*
Guttman Community College*
Hamilton College
Hampton University
Hostos Community College (CUNY)
Howard University
Hunter College*
IDEAL Next Steps Transition Program*
Iona College
John Jay College
Keuka College
LaGuardia Community College
Lasell University
Lehman College*
Le Moyne College
Long Island University 
Long Island University Brooklyn-Honors College*
Loyola University New Orleans
Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College
Manhattan College*
Manhattanville College*
Maplebrook School
Marist College
Marymount Manhattan College*
Medgar Evers College*
Mercy College
Millersville University: Integrated Studies Program
Mitchell College

Morgan State University*
Mount Holyoke 
The New School 
New York City College of Technology
New York University*
Norfolk State University
Nova Southeastern University
Oberlin College
Pace University
Police Academy--Explorers Program
Queens College-Honors College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Riverview School*
Roberts Wesleyan College*
Roosevelt University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah State University
Sarah Lawrence College 
Spelman College
St. John's University Queens
Suffolk University
SUNY Albany
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Brockport
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Cobleskill 
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Delhi
SUNY Farmingdale
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY New Paltz*
SUNY Old Westbury
SUNY Orange
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Plattsburgh
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Purchase
Susquehanna University
Syracuse University: Inclusive U*
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Denver
University of Denver
University of Houston
University of Maryland: College Park
University of Rhode Island
University of San Francisco 
University of South Carolina Aiken*
Utica College
Wesleyan College
Westchester Community College*
Winston Transitions*
Xavier University of LA*
York College

Below is a complete list of colleges and postsecondary programs to which students graduating from IDEAL’s Zenith and Dylan Program have been admitted. Programs to which students have matriculated are indicated with an *.

Adelphi University
Bard College
Baruch College
Berkshire Hills Music Academy
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Bronx Community College
Brooklyn College
Chapel Haven
City College
College of Mount Saint Vincent–Bridge Program* 
College of Saint Rose*
Cooke School*
Dutchess Community College
Fairleigh Dickenson
Franklin Academy
Five Towns College
George Mason University: Mason Life Program
Goucher College*
Guttman Community College*
Hunter College*
IDEAL Next Steps Transition Program*
Iona College
Keuka College
LaGuardia Community College
Lehman College
Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College
Manhattan College
Manhattanville College*
Maplebrook School
Marist College
Marymount Manhattan College*
McDaniel College
Medgar Evers College*
Mercy College

Millersville University: Integrated Studies Program
Mitchell College
The New School
New York City College of Technology
Norfolk State University
Oberlin College
Pace University
Police Academy--Explorers Program
Roberts Wesleyan
Riverview School*
Sarah Lawrence College
Spelman College
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Brockport
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Delhi
SUNY Farmingdale
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Old Westbury
SUNY Plattsburgh
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Purchase
Syracuse University: Inclusive U*
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina Aiken
Ursinus College
Utica College
Wesleyan College
Westchester Community College*
Winston Transitions*
Xavier University of LA
York College