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Schenectady County Community College

Schenectady County Community College

Schenectady, NY · City · 1,507 students
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$8,947
Average net priceYour net price
In-state
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
31%
Graduation rate
31% typical
$40,902
Earnings 10 years on
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Schenectady County Community College (SUNY Schenectady) is renowned across New York’s Capital Region for its exceptional vocational and transfer pathways, anchored by a nationally recognized School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism and an accredited School of Music. Students gain extensive hands-on experience through unique facilities like the student-operated Casola Dining Room alongside distinctive specialized offerings in Aviation Science and Nanoscale Materials Technology. Campus life provides an accessible, community-focused environment centered on individualized faculty mentorship, workforce readiness, and seamless transfer agreements with four-year SUNY institutions.


Wikipedia:SUNY Schenectady is a public community college in Schenectady, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It was established in 1967 in the Van Curler Hotel in Downtown Schenectady and has undergone multiple expansions through the following decades.

Location
Schenectady, NY, 12305 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
ALB · Albany
9 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$6,190$8,974
Books & supplies$2,000$2,000
Cost of attendance$16,830$19,614 est.
Average net price$8,947Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,974
In-state: $6,190
Books & supplies$2,000
Cost of attendance$19,614 est.
In-state: $16,830
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $8,947
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students
$0–30k
$6,410
$30–48k
$8,161
$48–75k
$10,881
$75–110k
$13,362
$110k+
$15,537
Grants from the school
19% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $1,378
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
31%
Pell students: 29.1% · others: 37.6% 
8 yrs after starting
28% graduated · 28% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 43% left or unknown
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$34,147
10 yrs after entry$40,902
Debt
Median at graduation$11,049
Monthly payment$117
Middle 50% owe$2.8k–$11k
90th percentile$17,500
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 43%Women 57%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell grant
23%
First-gen
43%
Family income
$22,750
Independent
38%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
24.0
Part-time
40%
Where first-years come from
In state (NY)
99.5%
Out of state
0.2%
International
0.0%

Most out-of-state first-years from: TX 1

Race & ethnicity
White
44%
Hispanic
14%
Black
20%
Asian
13%
Two or more
7%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
100%
Faculty salary
$6,081/mo
Teaching spend
$4,435
per student
Federal loans
9%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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