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Fulton - Montgomery Community College

Johnstown, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·fmcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
Total enrollment
1,865
peer median 2,447
Avg net price
$6,696
-$1.8k vs Community College
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Fulton–Montgomery Community College (FMCC) is a public community college in Johnstown, New York. It is part of the State University of New York and serves Fulton and Montgomery counties. The college offers 45 degree and certificate programs, 30 campus clubs, and is a member of the NJCAA, offering Division III sports in basketball, soccer, baseball, softball and volleyball. In 2012, new dorms were added to the campus to serve local and out-of-town students.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

11.2pp gap
Pell recipients
35%49 of 139
Non-Pell (all)
46%48 of 104
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%5 of 10
No Federal Aid
46%43 of 94

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.2-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.

Of 27 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
Passing
7
25.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

27programs
  • Passing7 · 25.9%
  • No Data20 · 74.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
4
No data
20

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.

7
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+19.8%
$41,159 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+20.6%
$41,433 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.4%
$41,700 vs $34,350
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+28.0%
$43,952 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+41.5%
$48,595 vs $34,350
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+108.9%
$71,759 vs $34,350
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+160.8%
$89,594 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$12,000 debt · $41,433 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
28%
$13,690 debt · $48,595 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$11,250 debt · $41,159 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$9,892 debt · $41,700 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,333 debt · $71,759 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$14,250 debt · $89,594 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1969Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Nov 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Jan 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

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$4,242
$30–48k$6,390
$48–75k$9,323
$75–110k$10,771
$110k+$13,601

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

Avg net price
$6,696
-$1,800vs Community College median $8,496
Federal loans
16.9%
In-state tuition
$6,198
Out-of-state
$6,798

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 616 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
616
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.9M
$2,879,941 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
553 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$908K
281 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
270 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7K
2 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 499 borrowers who entered repayment, 37 (7.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.4%
+5.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
499
Defaulted
37
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.7%
2017
20.3%
2018
14.3%
2019
7.4%
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 FMCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

213 total completions
01Health Professions
6430.0%
02Liberal Arts
4822.5%
03Business
3717.4%
04Computer Sciences
219.9%
05Comm. Technologies
136.1%
06Engineering Tech
83.8%
07Security/Protective
73.3%
08Public Admin
52.3%
09Visual/Performing Arts
52.3%
10Family/Consumer Sci
52.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,865
12-mo unduplicated
2,131
Undergraduate
2,131
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%906
Women
57%1,225

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.7%
Hispanic
11.6%
Unknown
6.6%
Non-resident
6.1%
Black
5.6%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
72
51 M · 21 W
Women athletes
29.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$285K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$988
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Basketball
11 M · 12 W
$85K
Soccer
23 M ·
$38K
Baseball
17 M ·
$29K
Volleyball
· 9 W
$41K

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
1.70
3 offenses · 1,761 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
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
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

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
23.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
30

FMCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions FMCC 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
SubjectFulton-Montgomery Community College
40%1,865$6,696Community College
4,052$8,392Community College
1,705$5,095Community College
1,851$14,607Community College
100.0%3,282$6,384Community College
1,466$4,957Community College
2,828$11,316Community College
2,019$9,105Community College
6,768$11,331Community College
1,048$5,833Community College
3,296$4,612Community College
1,285$10,830Community College
2,079$8,244Community College
679$9,228Community College
6,083$6,542Community College
4,200$8,068Community College
97.0%332$8,627Community College
2,447$12,045Community College
2,949$12,844Community College
4,844$14,644Community College
5,704$6,794Community College
1,069$4,543Community College
2,522$6,182Community College
99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
668$5,570Community College
2,044$12,244Community College
1,488$14,628Community College
2,576$10,389Community College
2,604$8,496Community College
100.0%2,248$8,725Community College
4,478$14,327Community College
Peer group median40%99.8%2,447$8,496

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

FMCC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
518-736-3622
Address
2805 State Highway 67, Johnstown, NY 12095

The page provides information about the Institutional Research office at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. Christina Dygon is the Director of Information Services, and the office is located in O'Connell Hall, C-115A. The phone number for contact is provided, but no email addresses are displayed.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Christina Dygon
    Institutional Research/Director of Information Services

Reports & documents (1)

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 Fulton-Montgomery Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about FMCC.

What is the graduation rate at Fulton-Montgomery Community College?

Fulton-Montgomery Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Fulton-Montgomery Community College?

Fulton-Montgomery Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,865 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Fulton-Montgomery Community College?

The average net price at Fulton-Montgomery Community College is $6,696 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Fulton-Montgomery Community College located?

Fulton-Montgomery Community College is located in Johnstown, New York 12095-3790.

Who runs Institutional Research at Fulton-Montgomery Community College?

Fulton-Montgomery Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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