My oldest, now 30, graduated Vandermuellen then we moved closer to the city. We kept the house, it's walking distance to town. The place is a bit chi-chi these days but still one of the better places on the island.
Both my daughter (31) and my son (30) graduated from Patchogue-Medford and then Stonybrook University. How close to the city did you go? My husband worked in Nassau County.