Columbia-Greene Community College Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Columbia-Greene Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Columbia-Greene Community College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Columbia-Greene Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

Columbia-Greene Community College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Columbia-Greene Community College?

Acceptance Rate

Since Columbia-Greene 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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Columbia-Greene Community College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Columbia-Greene 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 Columbia-Greene Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Columbia-Greene Community College

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 Columbia-Greene Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

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Below Average Overall Diversity at Columbia-Greene Community College

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,620 undergraduates at Columbia-Greene Community College with 596 being full-time and 1,024 being part-time.

Columbia-Greene Community College Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

The overall diversity score for Columbia-Greene Community College is 24.08 out of 100. This is below average when compared to other schools in the United States.

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How Much Does Columbia-Greene Community College Cost?

The overall average net price of Columbia-Greene Community College is $5,706. 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 Columbia-Greene Community College

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$3,724	$5,498	$7,195	$9,763	$11,262

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.

Student Loan Debt

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 17% of students took out student loans averaging $3,973 a year. That adds up to $15,892 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Columbia-Greene Community College is 12.2%. 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 Columbia-Greene Community College Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Columbia-Greene Community College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $34,900 in their early years. This is about 12% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at Columbia-Greene Community College make the most money.

Location of Columbia-Greene Community College

Columbia-Greene Community College is a public institution located in Hudson, New York. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Contact details for Columbia-Greene Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534
Phone:	518-828-4181
Website:	www.sunycgcc.edu

Columbia-Greene Community College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Columbia-Greene Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Columbia-Greene Community College

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 2017-2018, 302 students took at least one online class at Columbia-Greene Community College. This is an increase from the 262 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	302	67
2016-2017	262	71
2015-2016	390	60
2014-2015	196	37
2013-2014	182	35

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.