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Finger Lakes Community College is ranked #1,721 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Finger Lakes Community College held the #2,158 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Finger Lakes Community College is ranked at #129.
Finger Lakes 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.
The student to faculty ratio at Finger Lakes Community College is about average at 14 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 Finger Lakes 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 Finger Lakes Community College this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,640 undergraduates at Finger Lakes Community College with 2,205 being full-time and 3,435 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,861 | $11,592 | $10,992 | $10,984 | $11,120 |
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 Finger Lakes 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 Finger Lakes Community College, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,584 a year. That adds up to $22,336 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Finger Lakes Community College is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Finger Lakes Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424-8395 |
| Phone: | 585-394-3500 |
| Website: | www.flcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 92 | NA |
| Nursing | 57 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 49 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 43 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 32 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 28 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 24 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 22 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 22 | NA |
| Human Services | 21 | 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, 2,340 students took at least one online class at Finger Lakes Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,509 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,340 | 1,413 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,509 | 1,367 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,236 | 2,192 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,455 | 650 |
Learn more about online learning at Finger Lakes 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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