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Jamestown Community College

Jamestown Community College is a public institution in Jamestown, New York. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$9,850
Avg net price / yr
$38,242
10-yr median earnings
36.7%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Jamestown Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

41st pct.
former-student earnings, US
36.7%
150%-time completion
+16%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Jamestown Community College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
50/100
Jamestown Community College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings D
$38,242
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,850
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
36.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,990
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
58.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Jamestown Community College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$38,242

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$9,850

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

36.7%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 36.7%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Jamestown Community College vs peers

Jamestown Community College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Jamestown Community College positioned by ea… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $33K $68K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $8K $20K Avg Net Price ($) Jamestown Community College (you are here): $38K earn · $10K net · 37% grad You are here - Jamestown Communit… SUNY College at Potsdam: $48K earn · $14K net · 47% grad SUNY College at Po… SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: $56K earn · $19K net · 68% grad SUNY College of En… SUNY Adirondack: $41K earn · $10K net · 33% grad SUNY Adirondack SUNY Polytechnic Institute: $64K earn · $14K net · 57% grad SUNY Polytechnic I… SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill: $45K earn · $19K net · 42% grad SUNY College of Ag… SUNY Morrisville: $43K earn · $16K net · 30% grad Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program: $47K earn · $12K net · 74% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Jamestown Community College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Jamestown Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$38,242 41st percentile higher than 41% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Jamestown Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $38,242 #3018 of 5103 41st
Average net price $9,850 #1105 of 5020 78th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 36.7% #3850 of 4858 21st
Undergraduate enrollment 1,739 #1610 of 5462 71st

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

1,739
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
36.7%
150%-time completion
$38,242
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Jamestown Community College ranks in New York

State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Jamestown Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $38,242 #236 of 299 21st
Average net price $9,850 #68 of 328 79th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 36.7% #239 of 322 26th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,739 #112 of 367 69th

Highest former-student earnings in New York

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$131,426$29,882
2Helene Fuld College of Nursing$111,027$47,181
3SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University$109,601-
4Center for Allied Health Education$107,249$48,150
5Miami Ad School-New York$106,192-
6St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens$104,403$26,315
7Cornell University$104,043$28,690
8Weill Medical College of Cornell University$104,043-
9Columbia University in the City of New York$102,491$21,590
10Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$102,051$36,228
11Cochran School of Nursing$99,503-
12Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing$96,980-
236Jamestown Community CollegeThis school$38,242$9,850

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Jamestown Community College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Jamestown Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $6,840
Out-of-State Tuition $6,840
Average Net Price $9,850
24.6%
Pell Grant Rate
13.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,990
Median Debt
$117/mo
Monthly Payment

2013–2023: what Jamestown Community College costs has stayed close to flat

Average net price moved +23.1% over 10 years, from $7,722 to $9,507 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $7,7222014: $8,5272015: $8,6822016: $8,4332017: $8,6332018: $8,0822019: $8,4162020: $8,3022021: $9,3842022: $8,6502023: $9,507
2013 · $7,7222023 · $9,507

Over the same years, enrollment went -50.0% (3,381 → 1,692 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

56.0%
Female
40.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

$32,868
Median Earnings (6yr)
43.8%
Earning Over $25K
58.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 36.7%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $32,868
Median earnings 10 years after entry $38,242
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 43.8%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 58.0%
Median federal student debt At completion $10,990
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $117/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 10 428 $45,025 $75,069 $10,138
Certificate 1 17 $80,192 $80,192 $9,500

Top programs at Jamestown Community College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Criminal Justice and Corrections Certificate 17 $80,192 $9,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 89 $75,069 $15,182
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's 11 $46,805 -
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's 18 $45,305 $11,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 52 $44,645 $8,805
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 36 $41,006 $7,917
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's 16 $40,550 -
Human Services, General Associate's 24 $39,910 $9,050
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 170 $37,485 $8,625
Communication and Media Studies Associate's 9 $34,452 -
Precision Metal Working Associate's 3 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Jamestown Community College?
Jamestown Community College is a public institution in Jamestown, New York. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,739 students.
How much do Jamestown Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Jamestown Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,242 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $32,868.
How much does Jamestown Community College cost?
The average net price at Jamestown Community College is $9,850. In-state tuition is $6,840 and out-of-state tuition is $6,840. Median student debt at graduation is $10,990.
What is the graduation rate at Jamestown Community College?
Jamestown Community College has a 36.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Jamestown Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Jamestown Community College is $10,990, while former students earn a median of $38,242 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 58.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $117.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Jamestown Community College

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