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SUNY Westchester Community College Data & Information Overview

12% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on SUNY Westchester Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is SUNY Westchester Community College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

SUNY Westchester Community College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SUNY Westchester Community College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since SUNY Westchester Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

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SUNY Westchester Community College Faculty

18 to 1 Student to Faculty
28% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, SUNY Westchester Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at SUNY Westchester Community College is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  28 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at SUNY Westchester Community College

61% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At SUNY Westchester Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  61 out of 100
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SUNY Westchester Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,019 Full-Time Undergraduates
69.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,072 undergraduates at SUNY Westchester Community College with 5,019 being full-time and 5,053 being part-time.

How Much Does SUNY Westchester Community College Cost?

$8,659 Net Price
4% Take Out Loans
$19,820 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SUNY Westchester Community College is $8,659. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SUNY Westchester Community College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,625 $8,259 $11,171 $13,796 $14,503

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SUNY Westchester Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SUNY Westchester Community College, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,955 a year. That adds up to $19,820 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Westchester Community College is 11.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do SUNY Westchester Community College Graduates Make?

$44,423 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from SUNY Westchester Community College make around $44,423 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future SUNY Westchester Community College graduates since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of SUNY Westchester Community College

New York State
5,019 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Valhalla, New York, SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution. Valhalla is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for SUNY Westchester Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914-606-6600
Website: www.sunywcc.edu/

SUNY Westchester Community College Majors

43 Majors With Completions
1,671 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at SUNY Westchester Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SUNY Westchester Community College

89% Take At Least One Class Online
66% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 8,082 students took at least one online class at SUNY Westchester Community College. This is a decrease from the 9,548 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 8,082 6,037
2019-2020 9,548 9,279
2018-2019 2,006 363
2017-2018 1,883 318
2016-2017 1,792 298

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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