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Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York · Distant town

19%
Transfer rate
$8,334
Avg net price
31%
Grad / completion
$39,674
Median earnings

Genesee Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Batavia, New York (distant town setting), enrolling 1,973 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,973 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Batavia, New York

Batavia is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States. The current City of Batavia was an early settlement in what is today called Genesee Country, the farthest western region of New York State, comprising the Genesee Valley and westward to the Niagara River, Lake Erie, and the Pennsylvania line. Author John Gardner, a Batavia native, set his novels The Resurrection (1966) and The Sunlight Dialogues (1972) in 1960s Batavia. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
25 miles
Nearest airport
25 miles to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester (ROC) · major hub

How Genesee Community College compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 14% · #148 of 185 in New York

First-year retention57%

Higher than 17%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,674

Higher than 68% · #90 of 148 in New York

Average net price$8,334

Cheaper than 77% · #22 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$11,622

Lower than 32%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment1,973

Larger than 82%

Percentiles compare Genesee 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

1,973undergrads
  • Women1,28965%
  • Men68435%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic8.2%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,973
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
22%
First-generation students
45%
Students over 25
19%
Median family income
$27,218
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,297
Endowment
$6,410,089

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 577 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York92%
  • Other U.S. states2.3%
  • International5.4%

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

5% 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
$5,900
Out-of-state tuition
$6,500
Room & board
$9,580
Books & supplies
$1,540
Total cost of attendance
$15,959
Average net price
$8,334

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
31%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,915
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,674
Median debt at graduation
$11,622
Students with federal loans
21%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
31%
Low-income (Pell)
24%
First-generation
25%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
370
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
19%
Housing charge (year)
$6,800
Meal plan (year)
$2,600
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
189 (120 men · 69 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer53
Lacrosse34
Baseball30
Basketball29
Swimming and Diving (combined)16
Volleyball16
Softball11

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,240 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.7
Fondling
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
$4,635
$30–48k
$5,900
$48–75k
$9,715
$75–110k
$13,186
$110k+
$15,098

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.

17%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,457
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 17% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,457. 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 484 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)
$39,674
Typical debt at graduation
$11,622
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
44%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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
$36,888
Men
$44,279

Men out-earn women by $7,391 (20%) 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
16°F
Annual rain
36.6″
Annual snow
73.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Batavia, NY US station (1.8 mi from campus).

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.