dryden offers a comprehensive program with multi-level instruction in all academic areas. the school is accredited by the new york state board of regents. few advanced placement courses are offered each year and are contingent on school funding and teacher availability. in the past, u.s. history, european history, studio art, microeconomics, and music theory have been offered. some dual-credit courses are also offered through the tompkins cortland community college, located nearby, which transfer to schools within the suny system, but often not to other private schools such as cornell university.