It was chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York to offer associate, bachelor, and master's degrees.

[4] On January 28, 2021, Concordia announced that it would cease offering classes as of the Fall 2021 semester and that Iona College would purchase the Bronxville campus and provide a "teach-out" for current students.

Sieker (director and pastor, respectively, of the Lutheran Church of St. Matthew) established a Sexta and a Quinta (the equivalent to the first two years of high school) at St. Mathew Academy and thereby in effect began a Progymnasium.

[6] Concordia soon outgrew its modest beginning, and by February 1893, land had been purchased in Unionville, New York (now Hawthorne) for $9,000 donated by M. S. Becker.

Pastor Edmund Bohm, William Dick, and Henry Fischer took a train to the Unionville Station in Westchester County.

On June 28, 2019, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education placed Concordia's accreditation on probation due to issues of assessment and financial stability.

[8] Despite efforts to improve its finances, Concordia announced on January 28, 2021, that it would cease classes starting with the Fall 2021 semester.

Her father (business executive William Scheele) and mother were longtime members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, New York.

The archives document the college, beginning at its first location in Manhattan, the move to Hawthorne, as well as the purchase of the present site and all its additions in Bronxville.

The collection includes documents, office files, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, college publications, musical recordings, audio visual materials and artifacts.

The RN to BS program was designed for Registered Nurses who seek a bachelor's degree to advance their careers.

In 2018, Concordia College's nursing students had an 94.8% pass rate for first-time RN NCLEX test-takers.

Concordia–New York (CCNY) sponsored 12 varsity intercollegiate teams as of the 2018–19 school year: Men's sports included baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and tennis; women's sports included basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.

In addition to grassroots programs in schools, libraries, assisted living, and day care centers, the Conservatory offers performances.

Despite the college closing, Concordia Conservatory continued as an independent organization,[15] though moving to nearby Stamford, Connecticut.

[16] The 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) Krenz Center addition to the Scheele Memorial Library's second floor, completed in August 2006, contained classrooms, including the 82-seat Pietruski Auditorium, a 20-station computer teaching room, the Darlene Hedin Krenz Center for New Media and Digital Production, The Yeager Collection, and the OSilas Art Gallery.

It was named after Donald Krenz who was chairman of Concordia College's 13-member Board of Regents, a New York City lawyer, and businessman.

[24] In 1994, three million dollars was raised to convert the Schoenfeld building into a drama facility and center for student life.