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Columbia-Greene Community College

Hudson, New York · Fringe rural

14%
Transfer rate: $6,559
Avg net price: 46%
Grad / completion: $44,441
Median earnings

Columbia-Greene Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Hudson, New York (fringe rural setting), enrolling 876 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 876 undergradsFringe ruralNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

About Hudson, New York

Hudson is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, New York, United States. Later it was part of the Town of Claverack established by English colonists. In 2010, Hudson hosted its first LGBTQ pride parade, attended by several hundred people. Lil' Deb's Oasis is a restaurant in the city that hosts queer events and is an LGBTQ gathering space. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 30 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean: 63 miles
Nearest airport: 37 miles to Albany (ALB) · major hub

How Columbia-Greene Community College compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 33% · #127 of 185 in New York

First-year retention63%

Higher than 29%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,441

Higher than 82% · #55 of 148 in New York

Average net price$6,559

Cheaper than 84% · #13 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment876

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare Columbia-Greene 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

Women53561%
Men34139%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White56%
Black16%
Hispanic15%
Asian3.1%
Other or multiracial10%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 876
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 26%
First-generation students: 44%
Students over 25: 28%
Median family income: $27,153
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $55,152
Endowment: $5,553,508

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 275 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York99%
Other U.S. states1.5%

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

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: $6,048
Out-of-state tuition: $11,448
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,600
Total cost of attendance: $14,261
Average net price: $6,559

Outcomes

Graduated: 46%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,538
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $44,441
Median debt at graduation: $12,000
Students with federal loans: 8%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 42%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

46%

Low-income (Pell)

32%

First-generation

31%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes: 31 (31 men · 0 women)

Varsity sports (2)

Baseball20

Basketball11

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$4,979

$30–48k

$4,173

$48–75k

$8,800

$75–110k

$10,637

$110k+

$13,103

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.

19%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,035

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 19% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,035. 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 195 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): $44,441
Typical debt at graduation: $12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 27%
Out-earn a HS grad: 51%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 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

$39,526

Men

$50,172

Men out-earn women by $10,646 (27%) 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: 85°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 44.1″
Annual snow: 31″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hudson Correctional Facility, NY US station (2.5 mi from campus).

What Columbia-Greene Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

97 grads$28k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$11k debt

97$28,342$39,421$11,000 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

50 grads$69k 1 yr$72k 5 yr$27k debt

50$69,400$72,393$27,337 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

19 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

19———Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

9 grads$34k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9$34,411——Teaching Assistants/AidesCert.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

6 grads$46k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6$46,236——Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Fine and Studio ArtsAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Computer ScienceAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———

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.