Public · Community college

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York · Fringe rural

24%
Transfer rate
$8,482
Avg net price
33%
Grad / completion
$38,354
Median earnings

Sullivan County Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Loch Sheldrake, New York (fringe rural setting), enrolling 836 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 836 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Loch Sheldrake, New York

Loch Sheldrake is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Fallsburg, New York, United States, in Sullivan County. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
57 miles to Scranton, PA
To the ocean
48 miles
Nearest airport
34 miles to New York Stewart (SWF)

How Sullivan County Community College compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 17% · #144 of 185 in New York

First-year retention46%

Higher than 8%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,354

Higher than 62% · #101 of 148 in New York

Average net price$8,482

Cheaper than 77% · #23 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$10,150

Lower than 45%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment836

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare Sullivan 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

836undergrads
  • Women43051%
  • Men40649%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White45%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic32%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
836
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
28%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$23,113
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$66,492
Endowment
$615,043

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 332 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York95%
  • Other U.S. states4.2%
  • International0.6%

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

1% 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
$6,468
Out-of-state tuition
$12,132
Room & board
$11,784
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$16,601
Average net price
$8,482

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
33%
First-year retention
46%
Transferred to another college
24%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,019
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,354
Median debt at graduation
$10,150
Students with federal loans
11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
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
333
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
40%
Housing charge (year)
$7,616
Meal plan (year)
$4,800
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
32 (20 men · 12 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 (3)

Basketball23
Track and Field (Outdoor)5
Other Sports4

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)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,527 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

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
$6,840
$30–48k
$8,517
$48–75k
$10,501
$75–110k
$12,029
$110k+
$15,764

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.

37%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,555
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 37% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,555. 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 228 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)
$38,354
Typical debt at graduation
$10,150
Debt vs. one year's pay
26%
Out-earn a HS grad
43%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 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
$37,948
Men
$39,054

Men out-earn women by $1,106 (3%) 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
79°F
Winter low
13°F
Annual rain
53.1″
Annual snow
69.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Liberty 1 NE, NY US station (4.5 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.