Private for-profit · Community college

Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus

Albany, New York · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: $24,241
Avg net price: 37%
Grad / completion: $38,830
Median earnings

Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Albany, New York (midsize city setting), enrolling 369 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 369 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohicans, who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw, meaning "the fireplace of the Mohican nation". Albany's geographic situation—roughly equidistant from New York City to the south and Montreal to the north—makes it a convenient stop for nationally touring artists and acts. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean: 95 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Albany (ALB) · major hub

How Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus compares

Graduation rate37%

Higher than 22% · #137 of 185 in New York

First-year retention26%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,830

Higher than 65% · #97 of 148 in New York

Average net price$24,241

Cheaper than 20% · #132 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$19,000

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment369

Larger than 57%

Percentiles compare Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus 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

Women32789%
Men4211%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White23%
Black38%
Hispanic14%
Asian1.6%
Other or multiracial24%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 369
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 62%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 79%
Median family income: $14,910
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $53,163

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $15,865
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $3,351
Total cost of attendance: $31,734
Average net price: $24,241

Outcomes

Graduated: 37%
First-year retention: 26%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,300
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,830
Median debt at graduation: $19,000
Students with federal loans: 69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 18%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

37%

Low-income (Pell)

22%

First-generation

23%

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: $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

$23,758

$30–48k

$24,972

$48–75k

$22,321

$75–110k

$23,598

$110k+

$31,734

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$333

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $333. 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 65 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): $38,830
Typical debt at graduation: $19,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 49%
Out-earn a HS grad: 32%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.9 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

$39,774

Men

$35,684

Women out-earn men by $4,090 (11%) 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: 84°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 40.7″
Annual snow: 59.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albany AP, NY US station (4.4 mi from campus).

What Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

62 grads$55k 1 yr$55k 5 yr$24k debt

62$55,424$54,522$24,459 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

33 grads$36k 1 yr— 5 yr$20k debt

33$35,951—$20,000 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

11 grads$29k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$25k debt

11$28,965$34,267$25,000 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

9 grads$36k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$21k debt

9$36,011$30,515$21,462 Legal Support ServicesAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.