Public · Community college

Cayuga County Community College

Auburn, New York · Distant town

21%
Transfer rate: $8,662
Avg net price: 30%
Grad / completion: $38,709
Median earnings

Cayuga County Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Auburn, New York (distant town setting), enrolling 1,187 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,187 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Auburn, New York

Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Auburn was founded in 1793, during the post-Revolutionary period of settlement of western New York. The founder, John L. Hardenbergh, was a veteran of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois during the American Revolution. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 21 miles to Syracuse, NY
To Great Lakes shore: 29 miles
Nearest airport: 25 miles to Syracuse Hancock (SYR) · major hub

How Cayuga County Community College compares

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 12% · #151 of 185 in New York

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,709

Higher than 64% · #100 of 148 in New York

Average net price$8,662

Cheaper than 76% · #26 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment1,187

Larger than 75%

Percentiles compare Cayuga County Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women77765%
Men41035%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White70%
Black13%
Hispanic3.7%
Asian1.7%
Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,187
Student–faculty ratio: 24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 16%
First-generation students: 44%
Students over 25: 15%
Median family income: $28,836
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $80,298
Endowment: $11,451,442

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 371 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York94%
Other U.S. states1.6%
International4.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Cayuga County Community College draws overwhelmingly from New York.

4% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $7,056
Out-of-state tuition: $12,336
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,900
Total cost of attendance: $16,709
Average net price: $8,662

Outcomes

Graduated: 30%
First-year retention: 60%
Transferred to another college: 21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,432
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,709
Median debt at graduation: $12,000
Students with federal loans: 12%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 28%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes: 77 (70 men · 7 women)

Varsity sports (4)

Soccer32

Baseball22

Basketball19

Other Sports4

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 1
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year

0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$5,334

$30–48k

$6,485

$48–75k

$10,243

$75–110k

$13,743

$110k+

$15,726

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

16%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,733

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 16% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,733. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 290 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $38,709
Typical debt at graduation: $12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 43%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$36,323

Men

$45,623

Men out-earn women by $9,300 (26%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 81°F
Winter low: 15°F
Annual rain: 44.3″
Annual snow: 109.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Auburn, NY US station (0.8 mi from campus).

What Cayuga County Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

104 grads— 1 yr$39k 5 yr— debt

104—$39,327—Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

37 grads— 1 yr$33k 5 yr— debt

37—$33,166—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

20 grads— 1 yr$73k 5 yr— debt

20—$73,171—Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr$45k 5 yr— debt

11—$44,659—Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Fine and Studio ArtsAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.