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Ulster County Community College

Stone Ridge, New York · Fringe rural

#5 best value in New York

24%
Transfer rate: $5,035
Avg net price: 34%
Grad / completion: $41,896
Median earnings

Ulster County Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Stone Ridge, New York (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,341 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,341 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Stone Ridge, New York

Stone Ridge is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The Main Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 59 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean: 38 miles
Nearest airport: 24 miles to New York Stewart (SWF)

How Ulster County Community College compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 18% · #142 of 185 in New York

First-year retention59%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,896

Higher than 76% · #65 of 148 in New York

Average net price$5,035

Cheaper than 91% · #5 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$10,000

Lower than 46%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment1,341

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare Ulster 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

Women80660%
Men53540%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White53%
Black6.8%
Hispanic24%
Asian2.1%
Other or multiracial15%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,341
Student–faculty ratio: 23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 16%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 14%
Median family income: $24,336
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $58,977
Endowment: $7,184,390

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 415 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York98%
Other U.S. states0.5%
International1.7%

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

2% 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: $6,666
Out-of-state tuition: $12,146
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,500
Total cost of attendance: $14,925
Average net price: $5,035

Outcomes

Graduated: 34%
First-year retention: 59%
Transferred to another college: 24%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,337
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,896
Median debt at graduation: $10,000
Students with federal loans: 5%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

34%

Low-income (Pell)

31%

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: NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes: 53 (53 men · 0 women)

Varsity sports (3)

Soccer35

Basketball14

Golf4

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

$2,754

$30–48k

$3,770

$48–75k

$7,771

$75–110k

$11,780

$110k+

$14,725

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.

23%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,101

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 23% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,101. 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 306 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): $41,896
Typical debt at graduation: $10,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 24%
Out-earn a HS grad: 46%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 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

$39,600

Men

$47,429

Men out-earn women by $7,829 (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: 83°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 52.6″
Annual snow: 59.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mohonk Lake, NY US station (5.9 mi from campus).

What Ulster County Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

160 grads$24k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$9k debt

160$24,015$39,058$8,750 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

45 grads$51k 1 yr$75k 5 yr$13k debt

45$51,069$75,149$13,206 Animal SciencesCert.

27 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

27———Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

25 grads$37k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$13k debt

25$37,346$39,231$12,854 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

22 grads— 1 yr$43k 5 yr$8k debt

22—$43,112$7,996 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

21 grads$77k 1 yr$87k 5 yr$28k debt

21$77,265$86,591$28,109 Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr$39k 5 yr— debt

12—$39,023—Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Design and Applied ArtsAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Computer ScienceAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———

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.