Clinton Community College
About
Clinton Community College (CCC) is a public community college in Plattsburgh, in Clinton County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). CCC is a residential campus that has 1,171 undergraduates with an average class size of 15. Clinton is located an hour drive south of Montreal, Quebec and across Lake Champlain from Burlington, Vermont. The college officially opened to 189 full-time students in 1969 and has grown since. Clinton is also home to the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, a 30,000 square foot facility designed and equipped to serve as a regional hub for manufacturing education.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 29 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 26 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 10.3%
- No Data26 · 89.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 8
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 245 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $630K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 312 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Clinton Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 2
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Clinton Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Clinton Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectClinton Community College | 37% | — | 1,067 | $9,385 | Community College |
Berkshire Community College | — | — | 1,694 | $8,177 | Community College |
Columbia-Greene Community College | — | — | 1,616 | $5,576 | Community College |
Fulton-Montgomery Community College | — | — | 1,865 | $7,803 | Community College |
Herkimer County Community College | — | — | 1,971 | $10,530 | Community College |
Jefferson Community College | — | — | 2,319 | $11,012 | Community College |
North Country Community College | — | — | 1,658 | $11,690 | Community College |
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | — | — | 2,501 | $7,454 | Community College |
Sullivan County Community College | — | — | 1,527 | $9,263 | Community College |
SUNY Adirondack | — | — | 2,576 | $10,363 | Community College |
Ulster County Community College | — | — | 3,091 | $4,586 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 37% | — | 1,865 | $9,263 |
Clinton Community College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of Clinton Community College is to provide educational opportunities that enrich minds, strengthen the economy and improve the quality of life in our region. CCC is committed to continual assessment of its institutional effectiveness in all areas of the College.
Visit IR office page- Vatsal GohelDirector of Institutional Research
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionInstitutional EffectivenessThe Institutional Effectiveness page for Clinton Community College outlines the mission and commitment to continual assessment across all areas of the college, highlighting processes such as strategic planning and various assessment activities. It serves as a guide to the strategic alignment of the college's goals and the role of the Office of Institutional Research and Planning in these efforts.clinton.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planThe 2025-2028 Strategic Plan2026Clinton Community College's 2025-2028 Strategic Plan integrates strategic objectives with assessment and budgeting activities to ensure cohesive, data-driven decision-making across the institution. A Strategic Planning Committee, chaired by the Acting President, Ken Knelly, oversees the formation and prioritization of college-wide goals and the allocation of resources. This strategic planning process ensures that annual objectives align with long-term institutional goals, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and effectiveness.clinton.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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