10-yr median earnings
$40,902
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Schenectady, New York
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady County Community College is a public institution in Schenectady, 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.
- $8,947
- Avg net price / yr
- $40,902
- 10-yr median earnings
- 31.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Schenectady County Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 50%
- former-student earnings, US
- 31.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +20%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Schenectady County 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-High 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
D
College Value Score
48/100
Schenectady County 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 C-
$40,902
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,947
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
31.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,049
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
43.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$8,947
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
31.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 31.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Schenectady County Community College vs peers
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 Schenectady County 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.
Schenectady County Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$40,902 Top 50% higher than 50% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Schenectady County Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,902 | #2531 of 5103 | 50th |
| Average net price | $8,947 | #935 of 5020 | 81st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 31.0% | #4230 of 4858 | 13th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,507 | #1752 of 5462 | 68th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,507
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
31.0%
150%-time completion
$40,902
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Schenectady County 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 | Schenectady County Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,902 | #206 of 299 | 31st |
| Average net price | $8,947 | #60 of 328 | 82nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 31.0% | #272 of 322 | 16th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,507 | #119 of 367 | 68th |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 206 | Schenectady County Community CollegeThis school | $40,902 | $8,947 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Schenectady County Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$6,410 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$8,161 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$10,881 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$15,537 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Schenectady County Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,190 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $8,974 |
| Average Net Price | $8,947 |
22.9%
Pell Grant Rate
9.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,049
Median Debt
$117/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Schenectady County Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,920 to $5,780 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +15.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,920
Highest year
$5,780
Most recent (2023)
$5,298
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $4,5942023 · $5,298
Over the same years, enrollment went -61.3% (3,874 → 1,499 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
57.2%
Female
43.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$34,147
Median Earnings (6yr)
48.8%
Earning Over $25K
43.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 31.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,147 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $40,902 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 48.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 43.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,049 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $117/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Schenectady County Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$55,533 median earnings
- Culinary Arts and Related …
Culinary Arts and Related Services
$48,073 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$46,662 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$39,187 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.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 28 | $55,533 | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's | 26 | $48,073 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 50 | $46,662 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 74 | $39,187 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Associate's | - | - | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's | 13 | - | - |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's | 11 | - | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's | 13 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Schenectady County Community College? ▼
Schenectady County Community College is a public institution in Schenectady, New York. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,507 students.
How much do Schenectady County Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Schenectady County Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,902 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,147.
How much does Schenectady County Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Schenectady County Community College is $8,947. In-state tuition is $6,190 and out-of-state tuition is $8,974. Median student debt at graduation is $11,049.
What is the graduation rate at Schenectady County Community College? ▼
Schenectady County Community College has a 31.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Schenectady County Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Schenectady County Community College is $11,049, while former students earn a median of $40,902 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 27% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 43.1% 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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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