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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
$7,278
-$2.2k 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.

Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

25.0pp gap
Pell recipients
20%
Non-Pell
45%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 25.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,711
$30–48k$5,433
$48–75k$9,449
$75–110k$11,995
$110k+$12,740

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

Avg net price
$7,278
-$2,229vs Community College median $9,507
Federal loans
13.7%
In-state tuition
$6,462
Out-of-state
$11,598

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 767 students received $3.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
767
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.5M
$3,538,510 total
Direct Loans
$2.7M
782 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
395 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
386 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs36
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

233 total completions
01Liberal Arts
9339.9%
02Health Professions
5624.0%
03Business
3012.9%
04Security/Protective
166.9%
05Public Admin
104.3%
06Comm. Technologies
93.9%
07Computer Sciences
62.6%
08Personal/Culinary
52.1%
09Natural Resources
41.7%
10Engineering Tech
41.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,580
12-mo unduplicated
5,448
Undergraduate
5,448
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%2,136
Women
61%3,312

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.7%
Black
10.9%
Unknown
7.7%
Hispanic
3.1%
Non-resident
2.1%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Two or more
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
66
58 M · 8 W
Women athletes
12.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$280K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$0
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
25 M ·
$65K
Basketball
10 M · 8 W
$87K
Soccer
18 M ·
$53K
Other Sports
6 M ·
$25K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.29
1 offenses · 3,479 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.29Latest
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

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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.

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.

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$7,278Community College
Finger Lakes Community College
6,004$14,186Community College
Genesee Community College
4,240$7,989Community College
Herkimer County Community College
1,971$10,530Community College
Jamestown Community College
4,054$9,507Community College
Jefferson Community College
2,319$11,012Community College
Schenectady County Community College
3,490$5,298Community College
SUNY Adirondack
2,576$10,363Community College
SUNY Corning Community College
3,720$8,488Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College
4,958$12,851Community College
Ulster County Community College
3,091$4,586Community College
Peer group median30%3,580$9,507

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.

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 $7,278 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.

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