Mewntsch, what about Tora im derech eretz? As ffor Ner Yisrael, my understanding is that they have an arrangement where bachurim can take college courses in professional studies. They also give degrees in Talmudic literature whose main value is to get into law school.
Charlie, the Conservative temple in Riverdale, at least as I remember, is not in an area where there is a great deal of parking and walking is not a problem. In fact, that may be the morning constitutional. In suburban and exurban areas it is much different.