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Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·flcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
—
Total enrollment
6,004
peer median 4,547
Avg net price
$13,898
+$5.2k vs Community College
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About

Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) is a public community college in Canandaigua, New York. It is affiliated with the State University of New York and sponsored by Ontario County. The main campus is just east of the City of Canandaigua, with additional campus centers in Victor, Geneva, and Newark to serve the needs of Ontario County, Wayne County, Yates County and Seneca County in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
53%

Pell equity

13.1pp gap
Pell recipients
24%110 of 462
Non-Pell (all)
37%156 of 420
Subsidized loan, no Pell
32%28 of 88
No Federal Aid
39%128 of 332

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.1-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 59 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
59
Passing
8
13.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.7%
+1.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

59programs
  • Passing8 · 13.6%
  • No Data50 · 84.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
50

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.

9
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
-4.3%
$32,875 vs $34,350
Music
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+11.7%
$38,356 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.0%
$41,572 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+35.7%
$46,597 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.9%
$47,704 vs $34,350
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+47.8%
$50,761 vs $34,350
Community Organization and Advocacy
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+54.2%
$52,970 vs $34,350
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+73.2%
$59,481 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
-4.3%
−$1,475

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$14,875 debt · $50,761 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
28%
$11,500 debt · $41,572 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$21,000 debt · $83,636 earn
Community Organization and Advocacy
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
25%
$13,023 debt · $52,970 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$11,491 debt · $47,704 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
23%
$10,560 debt · $46,597 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
20%
$6,500 debt · $32,875 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 1977Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jul 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    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$11,044
$30–48k$12,386
$48–75k$15,248
$75–110k$17,058
$110k+$19,157

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

Avg net price
$13,898
+$5,236vs Community College median $8,662
Federal loans
25.6%
In-state tuition
$6,234
Out-of-state
$8,418

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, 1,886 students received $8.5M in Pell grants, alongside $8.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,886
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.5M
$8,547,575 total
Direct Loans
$8.6M
2,516 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$3.7M
1,251 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.5M
1,221 loan awards
Parent PLUS$353K
44 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 1,296 borrowers who entered repayment, 60 (4.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.6%
+2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,296
Defaulted
60
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.8%
2017
11.1%
2018
10.4%
2019
4.6%
2020*
0.3%
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 FLCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

483 total completions
01Health Professions
8718.0%
02Business
7715.9%
03Liberal Arts
7615.7%
04Computer Sciences
5812.0%
05Natural Resources
469.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
377.7%
07Parks/Recreation
347.0%
08Agriculture
306.2%
09Psychology
204.1%
10Engineering
183.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
6,004
12-mo unduplicated
8,877
Undergraduate
8,877
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%3,931
Women
56%4,946

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.3%
Hispanic
10.5%
Black
8.9%
Two or more
4.8%
Unknown
2.7%
Asian
1.4%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
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
272
193 M · 79 W
Women athletes
29.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$533K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Other Sports
100 M · 35 W
$80K
Soccer
26 M · 12 W
$44K
Baseball
38 M · —
$49K
Volleyball
16 M · 14 W
$75K
Basketball
13 M · 10 W
$60K
Softball
— · 15 W
$21K

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
0.37
2 offenses · 5,457 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.561 yr ago0.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
2
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons03
Drugs023
Liquor073

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
107

FLCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions FLCC 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
SubjectFinger Lakes Community College
30%—6,004$13,898Community College
Cayuga County Community College
——3,580$8,662Community College
Erie Community College
——8,090$7,765Community College
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
——1,865$6,696Community College
Genesee Community College
——4,240$8,334Community College
Jefferson Community College
——2,319$11,923Community College
Luzerne County Community College
——4,460$9,433Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College
——5,940$8,987Community College
Monroe Community College
——8,641$6,353Community College
Niagara County Community College
——4,547$6,876Community College
SUNY Broome Community College
——5,327$8,940Community College
SUNY Corning Community College
——3,720$7,373Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College
——4,958$12,723Community College
Peer group median30%—4,547$8,662

Institutions like FLCC

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

IPEDS

Campuses

The 1 campus that make up Finger Lakes Community College.

IPEDS

FLCC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Assessment, Planning and Continuous Improvement
Email
Debora.Ortloff [at] flcc.edu
Phone
585-785-1818
Address
Room: 1330, Main Campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424

The Assessment, Planning and Continuous Improvement division provides leadership and information to support a culture of interconnected planning, systems thinking, and the authentic assessment of student learning to help support student success and organizational excellence.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Donald Eckert
    Director of Records and Institutional Research
  • Debora Ortloff

Reports & documents (2)

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

Frequently asked questions about Finger Lakes Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about FLCC.

What is the graduation rate at Finger Lakes Community College?

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

How many students attend Finger Lakes Community College?

Finger Lakes Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,004 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Finger Lakes Community College?

The average net price at Finger Lakes Community College is $13,898 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Finger Lakes Community College located?

Finger Lakes Community College is located in Canandaigua, New York 14424-8395.

Who runs Institutional Research at Finger Lakes Community College?

Finger Lakes Community College's IR work is done by the Assessment, Planning and Continuous Improvement.

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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