by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Mohawk Valley Community College was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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MVCC is ranked #1,207 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 MVCC held the #2,020 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, MVCC is ranked at #108.
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If you are worried about getting into Mohawk Valley Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Mohawk Valley Community College is about average at 18 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mohawk Valley Community College is 43%. This is comparable to 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 Mohawk Valley Community College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,704 undergraduates at MVCC with 2,532 being full-time and 3,172 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,820 | $7,322 | $11,458 | $13,787 | $15,141 |
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 MVCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MVCC, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $5,001 a year. That adds up to $20,004 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MVCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1101 Sherman Dr, Utica, NY 13501-5394 |
| Phone: | 315-792-5400 |
| Website: | www.mvcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 197 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 104 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 45 | NA |
| Nursing | 42 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 41 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 40 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 31 | NA |
| Carpentry | 29 | NA |
| Human Services | 29 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 28 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,712 students took at least one online class at Mohawk Valley Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,690 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,712 | 709 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,690 | 1,374 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,314 | 2,618 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,194 | 264 |
Learn more about online learning at Mohawk Valley 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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