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Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·sunydutchess.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
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Total enrollment
6,606
peer median 5,364
Avg net price
$8,433
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About

Dutchess Community College is a public institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded 69 years ago, it serves over 7,000 students and offers more than 60 degree and certificate programs. The college focuses on providing an affordable education and prepares students for both transfers to four-year colleges and entry into the workforce.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
25%
Non-Pell
16%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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 38 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
6
15.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
5.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
5.3%
+4.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing6 · 15.8%
  • No Data30 · 78.9%
  • Failing2 · 5.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
30

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.

8
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-11.8%
$30,308 vs $34,350
Visual and Performing Arts General
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-7.8%
$31,680 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+18.1%
$40,570 vs $34,350
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+21.7%
$41,788 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.1%
$48,481 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+53.7%
$52,804 vs $34,350
Engineering General
Associate Degree · Engineering
+119.1%
$75,246 vs $34,350
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+208.0%
$105,801 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Visual and Performing Arts General
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
35%
$11,000 debt · $31,680 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
32%
$9,655 debt · $30,308 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
29%
$12,000 debt · $41,788 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$9,250 debt · $40,570 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
21%
$11,000 debt · $52,804 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$9,000 debt · $48,481 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$12,500 debt · $105,801 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1964Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. Nov 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Aug 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Feb 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jul 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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$4,920
$30–48k$7,473
$48–75k$10,962
$75–110k$13,505
$110k+$15,342

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

Avg net price
$8,433
vs Community College median $8,433
Federal loans
11.5%
In-state tuition
$5,346
Out-of-state
$10,146

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, 1,908 students received $8.9M in Pell grants, alongside $6.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,908
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.9M
$8,872,341 total
Direct Loans
$6.8M
1,778 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.4M
807 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
876 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
95 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 1,016 borrowers who entered repayment, 48 (4.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.7%
+2.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,016
Defaulted
48
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.5%
2017
14.9%
2018
11.4%
2019
4.7%
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 Dutchess Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

639 total completions
01Liberal Arts
27442.9%
02Business
10115.8%
03Health Professions
599.2%
04Public Admin
446.9%
05Security/Protective
385.9%
06Communication
365.6%
07Computer Sciences
345.3%
08Visual/Performing Arts
335.2%
09Parks/Recreation
111.7%
10Engineering
91.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
6,606
12-mo unduplicated
8,327
Undergraduate
8,327
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%3,649
Women
56%4,678

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.6%
Hispanic
26.4%
Black
15.0%
Unknown
4.4%
Two or more
4.4%
Asian
2.1%
Non-resident
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
83
49 M · 34 W
Women athletes
41.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$438K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Basketball
16 M · 8 W
$98K
Soccer
20 M · —
$44K
Volleyball
— · 12 W
$70K
Softball
— · 11 W
$33K

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
0.14
1 offenses · 7,047 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.141 yr ago0.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs017
Liquor012

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
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
107

Dutchess Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Dutchess Community College 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
SubjectDutchess Community College
30%—6,606$8,433Community College
County College of Morris
——6,131$9,259Community College
Middlesex College
——12,044$6,000Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College
——5,940$8,404Community College
North Country Community College
——1,658$11,690Community College
Northampton County Area Community College
——8,810$10,666Community College
Orange County Community College
——5,704$7,442Community College
Rockland Community College
——5,364$8,508Community College
Rowan College at Burlington County
——6,620$6,101Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
——5,218$10,818Community College
Schenectady County Community College
——3,490$5,298Community College
SUNY Broome Community College
——5,327$8,035Community 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%—5,364$8,433

Dutchess Community College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Email
admissions [at] sunydutchess.edu
Phone
(845) 431-8000
Address
53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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Team
2 members
  • Susan Rogers
    Chief of Staff & Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
  • Scott Schnackenberg
    Director of Institutional Research

Reports & documents (1)

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

Grants & funding (4)

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

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Dutchess Community College (6)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Clayton DeClemente
  • Bill Duke
  • Mela Hudson
  • Kima Jones
  • Matthew Lee
    Sociology
  • Marc Molinaro

Frequently asked questions about Dutchess Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Dutchess Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Dutchess Community College?

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

How many students attend Dutchess Community College?

Dutchess Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,606 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Dutchess Community College?

The average net price at Dutchess Community College is $8,433 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Dutchess Community College located?

Dutchess Community College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-1595.

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