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Five Towns College

Known as Long Island’s College for creative students since 1972, Five Towns College is the most affordable, small, specialized, private college on Long Island and the only private, residential college in Suffolk County, New York. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report in 2020 and 2021 for Social Mobility in the Northeast, it helps college-going students move up the ladder of success. Academic programs have technology at their core and students get immersed into their studies right from the start. Five Towns College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). It is the only accredited institutional member of the National Schools of Music (NASM) in Suffolk County that also has its Music Teacher Education Division program accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), www.ncate.org, now the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Five Towns College is also an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). Serious students choose Five Towns College for these criteria.

Almost 50 years later, Five Towns College boasts academic degree programs in Business Management with concentrations in Audio Recording Technology, Management, Marketing, and Music Entertainment Industry Studies; Film/Video; Interactive Computer Graphics;  Music Performance; Mass Communication; Music Education; and Theatre Arts. Five Towns College students have included notable music and theatrical performers, accomplished entertainers, and business industry professionals such as Jon Bellion, Jesse Carmichael, Wyclef Jean, Adam Levine, Chrisette Michelle, Joe Satriani, Shonna Narine, Syndee Winters,  and a host of others. Learn more about some of Five Towns College Alumni by clicking here and to hear some testimonials from alumni and former students, click here.

Get to know Five Towns College’s Undergraduate and Graduate programs, its passionate and talented students, and its thriving campus life by clicking on the links below. Contact admissions@ftc.edu or call 631-656-2110 to begin creating your future! Focus. Thrive. Create A Way @ FTC!