Herkimer County Community College
About
Herkimer County Community College is a public community college located in Herkimer, New York. It offers over 40 associate degree and certificate programs across various fields including art, business, healthcare, and STEM. The college is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
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 41 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 19.5%
- No Data33 · 80.5%
- 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 · 1
Action history · 2
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle 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, 950 students received $4.4M in Pell grants, alongside $3.8M 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 755 borrowers who entered repayment, 42 (5.5%) 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 Herkimer
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 · 12
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 campus1
Includes 1 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
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Herkimer vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Herkimer 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHerkimer County Community College | 35% | — | 1,971 | $10,530 | Community College |
Angelina College | — | — | 3,890 | $8,900 | Community College |
Cape Cod Community College | — | — | 3,260 | $8,403 | Community College |
Carroll Community College | — | — | 3,337 | $3,917 | Community College |
Casper College | — | — | 3,403 | $8,759 | Community College |
Central Carolina Technical College | — | — | 2,825 | $5,027 | Community College |
Cleveland Community College | — | — | 1,558 | $414 | Community College |
East Central College | — | — | 2,371 | $12,522 | Community College |
Genesee Community College | — | — | 4,240 | $7,989 | Community College |
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma | — | — | 1,925 | $970 | Community College |
Hagerstown Community College | — | — | 5,085 | $7,672 | Community College |
Kishwaukee College | — | — | 2,969 | $6,480 | Community College |
Linn-Benton Community College | — | — | 5,242 | $11,070 | Community College |
Lurleen B Wallace Community College | — | — | 2,062 | $3,041 | Community College |
Mid Michigan College | — | — | 3,692 | $10,100 | Community College |
Mississippi Delta Community College | — | — | 1,978 | $2,276 | Community College |
Monroe County Community College | — | — | 2,210 | $5,261 | Community College |
Muskegon Community College | — | — | 3,617 | $5,196 | Community College |
North Iowa Area Community College | — | — | 2,662 | $8,849 | Community College |
Northeast Alabama Community College | — | — | 3,208 | $1,612 | Community College |
Northern Oklahoma College | — | — | 3,138 | $8,201 | Community College |
Panola College | — | — | 2,691 | $7,429 | Community College |
Reading Area Community College | — | — | 5,369 | $8,039 | Community College |
Richmond Community College | — | — | 2,384 | $6,042 | Community College |
River Parishes Community College | — | — | 2,597 | $9,774 | Community College |
Rogue Community College | — | — | 4,009 | $8,493 | Community College |
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | — | — | 5,825 | $3,794 | Community College |
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | — | — | 3,371 | $3,537 | Community College |
Southwest Virginia Community College | — | — | 2,364 | $8,838 | Community College |
Southwestern Community College | — | — | 2,157 | $4,928 | Community College |
Wilkes Community College | — | — | 2,593 | -$28 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 35% | — | 2,969 | $7,429 |
Herkimer Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The AIER Office provides leadership in strategic and operational planning, assessment in areas of academic instruction and non-instructional departments, and in cultivating a standard of quality across the institution.
Visit IR office page- Karen AyouchDean of Academic Affairs-Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness and Research
- Frank DrapalskiResearch and Assessment Specialist
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionInstitutional Research | HCCCThe Institutional Research page for Herkimer County Community College outlines the various data collection and analysis activities undertaken to assess and improve the institution's programs, services, and student outcomes. External data sources like the Campus Security Data Analysis and Community College Survey of Student Engagement are used, along with internal surveys and reports, to maintain educational and operational standards.herkimer.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookInstitutional Data and Sources | HCCCThis page on Herkimer County Community College's website provides information and links related to institutional research and effectiveness. It mentions sections such as admissions, academics, financial aid, student life, and athletics, among others. The page also references other resources like campus maps, contact information, and various ways to engage with the college's community and events.herkimer.edu
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