Public · Community college
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Oakdale, New York · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $11,330
- Avg net price
- 76%
- Grad / completion
- $63,394
- Median earnings
Eastern Suffolk BOCES is a public certificate-granting institution in Oakdale, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 31 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Oakdale, New York
Oakdale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, situated on the South Shore of Long Island. Oakdale was part of the royal land grant given to William Nicoll, who founded Islip Town in 1697. Local historian Charles P. Dickerson wrote in 1975 that Oakdale's name appeared to come from a Nicoll descendant in the mid-19th century. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 40 miles to New Haven, CT
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Long Island MacArthur (ISP)
How Eastern Suffolk BOCES compares
Higher than 71% · #78 of 185 in New York
Higher than 77%
Higher than 97% · #17 of 148 in New York
Cheaper than 65% · #45 cheapest of 175 in New York
Lower than 57%
Lower than 23%
Larger than 7%
Percentiles compare Eastern Suffolk BOCES 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
- Women2684%
- Men516%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White23%
- Black9.7%
- Hispanic39%
- Asian3.2%
- Other or multiracial26%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 31
- Student–faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Students over 25
- 10%
- Median family income
- $27,376
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $11,330
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 76%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,571
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,394
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 15%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 56%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
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.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $63,394
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 15%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 76%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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.
Men out-earn women by $9,191 (15%) 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
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 26°F
- Annual rain
- 49.9″
- Annual snow
- 31.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Molloy Cercom, NY US station (2 mi from campus).
What Eastern Suffolk BOCES graduates study — and earn
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.