by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Columbia-Greene Community College was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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Columbia-Greene Community College landed the #2,076 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,238 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Columbia-Greene Community College also holds the #134 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
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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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 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.
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 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,179 | $5,371 | $7,777 | $8,552 | $10,657 |
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 11% of students took out student loans averaging $5,085 a year. That adds up to $20,340 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Columbia-Greene Community College is 10.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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: | https://www.sunycgcc.edu/ |
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 2020-2021, 784 students took at least one online class at Columbia-Greene Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,396 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 784 | 571 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,396 | 1,312 |
| 2018-2019 | 261 | 60 |
| 2017-2018 | 302 | 67 |
| 2016-2017 | 262 | 71 |
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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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