York College, City University of New York

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York College of The City University of New York

Academic Core Building
Motto	Sapere Aude, Incipe!
Type	Public senior college
Established	October 24, 1966; 57 years ago (1966-10-24)
Parent institution	City University of New York
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
President	Claudia V. Schrader (Interim)
Location	Jamaica, Queens , New York , United States 40°42′07″N 73°47′42″W / 40.702°N 73.795°W / 40.702; -73.795
Campus	Urban, 50 acres (20 ha)
Newspaper	Pandora's Box
Colors	White, Red & Black
Mascot	Cardinal
Website	york.cuny.edu

York College is a public senior college in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. It is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Founded in 1966, York was the first senior college founded under the newly formed CUNY system, which united several previously independent public colleges into a single public university system in 1961. The college is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The college enrolls more than 6,000 students as of fall 2022.^[1]