New York, N.Y. (November 5, 2025) – Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, has topped Schneps Media’s “The City’s Best” list in the College/University category for 2025. The win was earned thanks to the Guttman community and readers of Schneps Media publications who cast their votes for the College during the voting period, April 11 through August 2.
“To be named The City’s Best college is an incredible honor that speaks to the heart of who we are. Our students, faculty and staff embody resilience, dedication and the belief that higher education can transform lives,” said Interim President Elizabeth de León Bhargava. “This recognition is a testament to the power of our community and to what can be achieved when we learn, lead and rise together.”
The College’s win demonstrates the strength of the Guttman community, as current students and their families, alumni, faculty, staff and others rallied to prove that Guttman may be a small college, but its influence on the city and the students it serves is felt in a significant way.
The City’s Best list is an annual initiative that gives New Yorkers the power to choose the best local businesses. Organizations are anonymously nominated by members of the public, the top nominees advance to the ballot and winners are determined by voting. For the 2025 list, voting was promoted to readers of Schneps Media’s Manhattan publications, including amNY, Chelsea Now, Downtown Express, Manhattan Express, The Villager and Villager Express. Individuals were able to submit one vote per day in each category, and tens of thousands of votes were received during the voting period. The nominees with the most votes in each category were awarded the distinction of “The City’s Best 2025.”
Visit bestofnewyorkcity.com for the full list of winners, and look for printed copies of the Best of the City 2025 Winners Guide distributed across Manhattan.
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College is CUNY’s first new community college in more than forty years. Reimagining what community college could be, Guttman opened its doors in Manhattan in August 2012 to create a research-based, innovative model focused on moving students efficiently toward graduation. Offering associate degree programs in a nurturing environment, the College provides holistic support and advising to ensure timely degree completion, and most graduates transfer to senior colleges. Guttman is federally designated as a Hispanic-serving institution and minority-serving institution with more than 90% of the student population identifying as Latine, Black/African American or Asian. WalletHub ranked Guttman the #1 community college in New York State for 2025, and Niche.com named Guttman the best community college in America in 2020 and the top community college in New York State in 2021.
