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Clinton Community College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
14% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Clinton Community College Ranked?

#2,153 Best Colleges in Nation
Health Care Management Highest Ranked Major
#1,553 Best for the Money in Nation

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Clinton Community College as #2,153 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Clinton Community College held the #2,158 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Clinton Community College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Clinton Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

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Clinton Community College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
53% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Clinton Community College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

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 Clinton Community College is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  53 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Clinton Community College

44% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 44% rate at Clinton Community College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Freshmen Retention Rate  44 out of 100
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100

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Clinton Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

367 Full-Time Undergraduates
10.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,060 undergraduates at Clinton Community College with 367 being full-time and 693 being part-time.

How Much Does Clinton Community College Cost?

$6,723 Net Price
19% Take Out Loans
$17,888 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Clinton Community College is $6,723. 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 Clinton Community College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$4,772 $5,631 $8,616 $11,875 $12,790

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 Clinton 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 Clinton Community College, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $4,472 a year. That adds up to $17,888 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Clinton Community College is 14.5%. 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 Clinton Community College Graduates Make?

$37,137 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Clinton Community College make about $37,137 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 13% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Clinton Community College

New York State
367 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Plattsburgh, New York, Clinton Community College is a public institution. Plattsburgh is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Clinton Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 136 Clinton Point Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: 518-562-4200
Website: https://www.clinton.edu/

Clinton Community College Majors

20 Majors With Completions
129 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Clinton Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Clinton Community College

28% Take At Least One Class Online
8% 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, 283 students took at least one online class at Clinton Community College. This is a decrease from the 535 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 283 83
2019-2020 535 344
2018-2019 307 100
2017-2018 293 105
2016-2017 303 103

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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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