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Cayuga County Community College

Auburn, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·cayuga-cc.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
—
Total enrollment
3,580
peer median 3,580
Avg net price
$8,662
-$1.2k vs Community College
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About

Cayuga Community College, formerly Cayuga County Community College, is a public community college in Cayuga County, New York, United States. It is part of the SUNY system and began in 1953 as Auburn Community College. Its main campus is in Auburn, New York. The college also serves Oswego County with its branch campus in Fulton.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

23.8pp gap
Pell recipients
20%35 of 176
Non-Pell (all)
44%57 of 130
Subsidized loan, no Pell
45%10 of 22
No Federal Aid
44%47 of 108

Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 31 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
31
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

31programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data31 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
31

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1965Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jul 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,334
$30–48k$6,485
$48–75k$10,243
$75–110k$13,743
$110k+$15,726

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,662
-$1,188vs Community College median $9,850
Federal loans
11.8%
In-state tuition
$7,056
Out-of-state
$12,336

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 771 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
771
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,591,594 total
Direct Loans
$2.7M
789 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.2M
398 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
390 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 827 borrowers who entered repayment, 41 (4.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.9%
+2.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
827
Defaulted
41
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.1%
2017
16.7%
2018
12.6%
2019
4.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

233 total completions
01Liberal Arts
9239.5%
02Business
3916.7%
03Health Professions
3816.3%
04Security/Protective
219.0%
05Engineering Tech
135.6%
06Computer Sciences
83.4%
07Natural Resources
62.6%
08Public Admin
62.6%
09Visual/Performing Arts
62.6%
10Comm. Technologies
41.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,580
12-mo unduplicated
5,693
Undergraduate
5,693
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%2,141
Women
62%3,552

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.2%
Black
12.6%
Unknown
7.0%
Hispanic
3.7%
Non-resident
3.3%
Asian
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Two or more
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
77
70 M · 7 W
Women athletes
9.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$327K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$237
Head-coach salaries
$11K
$9K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
32 M · —
$71K
Baseball
22 M · —
$84K
Basketball
12 M · 7 W
$93K
Other Sports
4 M · —
$15K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,451 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.291 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    24.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    35

    CCCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions CCCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectCayuga County Community College
    		30%—3,580$8,662Community College
    Finger Lakes Community College
    		——6,004$13,898Community College
    Genesee Community College
    		——4,240$8,334Community College
    Herkimer County Community College
    		——1,971$13,419Community College
    Jamestown Community College
    		——4,054$9,850Community College
    Jefferson Community College
    		——2,319$11,923Community College
    Schenectady County Community College
    		——3,490$8,947Community College
    SUNY Adirondack
    		——2,576$10,389Community College
    SUNY Corning Community College
    		——3,720$7,373Community College
    Tompkins Cortland Community College
    		——4,958$12,723Community College
    Ulster County Community College
    		——3,091$5,035Community College
    Peer group median30%—3,580$9,850

    Institutions like CCCC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in CCCC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    CCCC Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research & Planning
    Email
    vrudnick [at] cayuga-cc.edu
    Phone
    315-294-8842
    Address
    Room M242

    OIRP compiles and reports official, accurate, objective and timely data to external agencies and internal stakeholders.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    2 members
    • Virginia Rudnick
      Director, Institutional Research & Planning
    • Sandy Miller
      Data Analyst, Institutional Research & Planning

    Reports & documents (3)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Grants & funding (1)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about Cayuga County Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CCCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Cayuga County Community College?

    Cayuga County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Cayuga County Community College?

    Cayuga County Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,580 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Cayuga County Community College?

    The average net price at Cayuga County Community College is $8,662 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Cayuga County Community College located?

    Cayuga County Community College is located in Auburn, New York 13021-3099.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Cayuga County Community College?

    Cayuga County Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Planning.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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