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College Factual ranked Jefferson Community College as #1,477 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Jefferson Community College held the #2,030 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Jefferson Community College is also ranked #122 out of 136 schools in New York.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Jefferson 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 17 to 1, Jefferson 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.
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 Jefferson Community College is 30%. This is lower 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 Jefferson Community College this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,658 undergraduates at Jefferson Community College with 1,431 being full-time and 1,227 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,797 | $9,808 | $14,624 | $15,645 | $18,160 |
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 Jefferson Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Jefferson Community College, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,057 a year. That adds up to $20,228 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Jefferson Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1220 Coffeen St, Watertown, NY 13601-1897 |
| Phone: | 315-786-2200 |
| Website: | https://www.sunyjefferson.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 125 | NA |
| Nursing | 56 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 43 | NA |
| Human Services | 28 | NA |
| Accounting | 16 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 15 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 11 | NA |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 9 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 8 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,168 students took at least one online class at Jefferson Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,235 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,168 | 345 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,235 | 434 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,041 | 1,665 |
| 2018-2019 | 957 | 264 |
Learn more about online learning at Jefferson 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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