by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on SUNY Westchester Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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.
SUNY Westchester Community College was awarded 202 badges in the 2026 rankings.
According to College Factual’s 2026 analysis, SUNY Westchester Community College is ranked #1,286 out of 3,449 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
SUNY Westchester Community College is also ranked #114 on the Best Colleges in New York list.
See all of the rankings for SUNY Westchester Community College.
The student to faculty ratio at SUNY Westchester Community College is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at SUNY Westchester Community College is 24%. 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 SUNY Westchester Community College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 23% for first-time, full-time students at SUNY Westchester Community College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at SUNY Westchester Community College.
In the current academic year, there are 7,788 undergraduates at SUNY Westchester Community College.
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The overall average net price of SUNY Westchester Community College is $16,772. 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 SUNY Westchester Community College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,326 | $8,858 | $11,157 | $12,581 | $14,526 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SUNY Westchester 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 SUNY Westchester Community College, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $4,109 a year. That adds up to $16,436 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 7.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you’ll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for SUNY Westchester Community College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from SUNY Westchester Community College make around $46,822 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at SUNY Westchester Community College make the most money.
SUNY Westchester Community College is an public institution found in Valhalla, New York. Valhalla is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs. Get more details about the location of SUNY Westchester Community College.
Contact information for SUNY Westchester Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 |
| Phone: | 9146066600 |
| Website: | www.sunywcc.edu |
In the latest year of available data, students from 18 majors graduated from SUNY Westchester Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,285 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 403 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 106 | NA |
| Accounting | 77 | NA |
| Information Technology | 74 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 68 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 49 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 48 | NA |
| Child Development & Family Studies | 47 | NA |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 47 | 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.
3,463 students took at least one online class at SUNY Westchester Community College.
Learn more about online learning at SUNY Westchester 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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