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Columbia-Greene Community College landed the #1,894 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Columbia-Greene Community College held the #1,999 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Columbia-Greene Community College is ranked at #135.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Columbia-Greene Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio at Columbia-Greene 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Columbia-Greene Community College is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Columbia-Greene Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,445 undergraduates at Columbia-Greene Community College with 439 being full-time and 1,006 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,865 | $4,276 | $7,759 | $10,851 | $12,479 |
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 Columbia-Greene Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Columbia-Greene Community College, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $4,883 a year. That adds up to $19,532 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Columbia-Greene Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534 |
| Phone: | 518-697-6400 |
| Website: | https://www.sunycgcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 88 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 88 | NA |
| Nursing | 58 | NA |
| Teaching Assistants | 9 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 9 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 | NA |
| Computer Science | 6 | NA |
| Human Services | 5 | NA |
| Building Management & Inspection | 4 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 4 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 714 students took at least one online class at Columbia-Greene Community College. This is a decrease from the 784 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 714 | 368 |
| 2021-2022 | 784 | 571 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,396 | 1,312 |
| 2018-2019 | 302 | 67 |
Learn more about online learning at Columbia-Greene Community College.
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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