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.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-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 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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 13.6%
- No Data50 · 84.7%
- Failing1 · 1.7%
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
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 · 4
- Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2022Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2018Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Nov 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle 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, 1,886 students received $8.5M in Pell grants, alongside $8.3M 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 1,296 borrowers who entered repayment, 60 (4.6%) 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 FLCC
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 · 9
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
- On campus3
Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
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.
FLCC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions FLCC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFinger Lakes Community College | 30% | — | 6,004 | $14,186 | Community College |
Cayuga County Community College | — | — | 3,580 | $7,278 | Community College |
Erie Community College | — | — | 8,090 | $6,358 | Community College |
Fulton-Montgomery Community College | — | — | 1,865 | $7,803 | Community College |
Genesee Community College | — | — | 4,240 | $7,989 | Community College |
Jefferson Community College | — | — | 2,319 | $11,012 | Community College |
Luzerne County Community College | — | — | 4,460 | $10,228 | Community College |
Mohawk Valley Community College | — | — | 5,940 | $8,404 | Community College |
Monroe Community College | — | — | 8,641 | $6,569 | Community College |
Niagara County Community College | — | — | 4,547 | $7,222 | Community College |
SUNY Broome Community College | — | — | 5,327 | $8,035 | Community College |
SUNY Corning Community College | — | — | 3,720 | $8,488 | Community College |
Tompkins Cortland Community College | — | — | 4,958 | $12,851 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 30% | — | 4,547 | $8,035 |
FLCC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- Donald EckertDirector of Records and Institutional Research
- Debora Ortloff
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 2023-20282023The Finger Lakes Community College Strategic Plan for 2023-2028 emphasizes student success, opportunities for innovation, and community engagement. Key strategies include personalized student support, enhancing first-year experiences, and expanding community and industry partnerships. The plan sets specific targets for improving retention and graduation rates as part of its mission to better serve a diverse, evolving student population.flcc.edu
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