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Herkimer County Community College
6-yr Graduation
35%
—
Total enrollment
1,971
peer median 2,969
Avg net price
$13,419
+$7.8k vs Community College
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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.
Overall completion
35%
Overall completion
35%
Full-time retention
59%
Full-time retention
59%
Pell equity
11.5pp gap
Pell recipients
31%76 of 245
Non-Pell (all)
43%60 of 141
Subsidized loan, no Pell
32%9 of 28
No Federal Aid
45%51 of 113
Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.5-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 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.
Total programs
41
Passing
8
19.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
41programs
- Passing8 · 19.5%
- No Data33 · 80.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
33
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$38,819
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+13.0%
+$4,469
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+13.0%
$38,819 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$40,063
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+16.6%
+$5,713
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+16.6%
$40,063 vs $34,350
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$43,446
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+26.5%
+$9,096
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.5%
$43,446 vs $34,350
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$43,985
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+28.0%
+$9,635
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+28.0%
$43,985 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$44,170
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+28.6%
+$9,820
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+28.6%
$44,170 vs $34,350
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$46,754
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+36.1%
+$12,404
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+36.1%
$46,754 vs $34,350
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$49,058
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+42.8%
+$14,708
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+42.8%
$49,058 vs $34,350
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$56,323
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+64.0%
+$21,973
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+64.0%
$56,323 vs $34,350
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$14,337
$43,985
33%
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$14,337 debt · $43,985 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$11,193
$38,819
29%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$11,193 debt · $38,819 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,000
$49,058
29%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,000 debt · $49,058 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$11,000
$40,063
28%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$11,000 debt · $40,063 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$11,999
$44,170
27%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$11,999 debt · $44,170 earn
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$11,000
$43,446
25%
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$11,000 debt · $43,446 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$9,103
$46,754
20%
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$9,103 debt · $46,754 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 1972Next review Jan 2028
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
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$13,419
+$7,794vs Community College median $5,625
Federal loans
27.9%
In-state tuition
$5,776
Out-of-state
$5,776
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 953 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $3.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
953
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,591,541 total
Direct Loans
$3.8M
1,119 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$1.6M
537 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
528 loan awards
Parent PLUS$424K
54 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.
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
5.5%
+3.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
755
Defaulted
42
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
14.9%+5.6
2017
18.4%+9.2
2018
18.0%+11.0
2019
5.5%+3.2
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.
Academic programs at Herkimer
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
268 total completions
01Liberal Arts
8732.5%
01Liberal Arts
8732.5%
02Business
5922.0%
02Business
5922.0%
03Security/Protective
2910.8%
03Security/Protective
2910.8%
04Health Professions
238.6%
04Health Professions
238.6%
05Psychology
166.0%
05Psychology
166.0%
06Computer Sciences
145.2%
06Computer Sciences
145.2%
07Parks/Recreation
134.9%
07Parks/Recreation
134.9%
08Legal Professions
114.1%
08Legal Professions
114.1%
09Visual/Performing Arts
93.4%
09Visual/Performing Arts
93.4%
10Public Admin
72.6%
10Public Admin
72.6%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,971
12-mo unduplicated
2,833
Undergraduate
2,833
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
47%1,323
Women
53%1,510
Race / ethnicity composition
White
58.5%
Black
17.3%
Hispanic
12.2%
Non-resident
3.9%
Unknown
3.2%
Two or more
3.1%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
246
156 M · 90 W
Women athletes
36.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$632K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$6K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 13
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
30
24
$44,793
Soccer
30 M · 24 W
Baseball
36
—
$29,173
Baseball
36 M · —
Basketball
13
14
$52,924
Basketball
13 M · 14 W
Lacrosse
27
—
$18,066
Lacrosse
27 M · —
Other Sports
23
2
$22,998
Other Sports
23 M · 2 W
Track and Field (Outdoor)
10
10
$23,868
Track and Field (Outdoor)
10 M · 10 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,863 students
3-year trend
0.492 yrs ago0.491 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
2
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs037
Liquor241
Residence-hall fires
- Reservoir Run Apartments1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
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.
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
43
Herkimer vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Herkimer selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHerkimer County Community College | 35% | — | 1,971 | $13,419 | Community College |
| — | — | 3,890 | $7,773 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,260 | $8,296 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,337 | $2,725 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,403 | $9,593 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,825 | $5,571 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,558 | $995 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,371 | $13,128 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,240 | $8,334 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,925 | $9,272 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,085 | $6,835 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,969 | $4,574 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,242 | $11,553 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,062 | $2,792 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,692 | $8,370 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,978 | $3,715 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,210 | $4,586 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,617 | $4,005 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,662 | $10,010 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,208 | $2,756 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,138 | $5,625 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,691 | $5,216 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,369 | $9,228 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,384 | $5,071 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,597 | $10,756 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,009 | $11,042 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,825 | $3,537 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,371 | $3,731 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,364 | $6,005 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,157 | $5,207 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,593 | -$264 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 35% | — | 2,969 | $5,625 |
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Herkimer Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Reports to Office of Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Email
ie [at] herkimer.edu
Phone
(315) 866-0300
Address
100 Reservoir Road, Herkimer, NY 13350
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 pageTeam
2 members
- Karen AyouchDean of Academic Affairs-Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness and Research
- Frank DrapalskiResearch and Assessment Specialist
Common Data Set
Herkimer's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- 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
Frequently asked questions about Herkimer County Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Herkimer.
What is the graduation rate at Herkimer County Community College?
Herkimer County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Herkimer County Community College?
Herkimer County Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,971 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Herkimer County Community College?
The average net price at Herkimer County Community College is $13,419 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Herkimer County Community College located?
Herkimer County Community College is located in Herkimer, New York 13350-1598.
Who runs Institutional Research at Herkimer County Community College?
Herkimer County Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, which reports to Office of Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness and 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.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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