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Jamestown Community College

Jamestown, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·sunyjcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
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Total enrollment
4,054
peer median 2,762
Avg net price
$9,507
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About

Jamestown Community College is a public community college with campuses in Jamestown and Olean, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system. JCC also has extension centers in Dunkirk, New York and Warren, Pennsylvania. The college offers more than 60 degree and certificate programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
47%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 44 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
9
20.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing9 · 20.5%
  • No Data35 · 79.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
3
Safe
4
No data
35

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
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+0.3%
$34,452 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+9.1%
$37,485 vs $34,350
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+16.2%
$39,910 vs $34,350
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+18.0%
$40,550 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+19.4%
$41,006 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.0%
$44,645 vs $34,350
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.9%
$45,305 vs $34,350
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+36.3%
$46,805 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+0.3%
+$102

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
32%
$12,779 debt · $39,910 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$12,330 debt · $45,305 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$10,550 debt · $44,645 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$8,750 debt · $37,485 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
23%
$9,355 debt · $41,006 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,500 debt · $75,069 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 1956Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Aug 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  3. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Dec 2023Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

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$6,549
$30–48k$8,535
$48–75k$12,147
$75–110k$14,585
$110k+$14,656

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

Avg net price
$9,507
vs Community College median $9,507
Federal loans
12.6%
In-state tuition
$6,600
Out-of-state
$12,040

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, 1,135 students received $5.3M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,135
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.3M
$5,282,352 total
Direct Loans
$3.7M
1,007 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$1.4M
461 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
485 loan awards
Parent PLUS$500K
61 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 636 borrowers who entered repayment, 32 (5.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
636
Defaulted
32
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.4%
2017
14.4%
2018
12.9%
2019
5.0%
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 Jamestown Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

406 total completions
01Liberal Arts
12129.8%
02Health Professions
9222.7%
03Business
4811.8%
04Biological Sciences
307.4%
05Computer Sciences
297.1%
06Security/Protective
276.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
225.4%
08Parks/Recreation
184.4%
09Public Admin
102.5%
10Engineering Tech
92.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,054
12-mo unduplicated
4,684
Undergraduate
4,684
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%1,990
Women
58%2,694

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.8%
Hispanic
8.8%
Black
4.1%
Non-resident
4.1%
Two or more
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.4%
Unknown
2.3%
Asian
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
145
86 M · 59 W
Women athletes
40.7%
Athletic aid
$15K
Total student aid
Budget
$517K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7K
$8K
Recruiting expense
$383
$901
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
25 M · 17 W
$64K
Basketball
14 M · 15 W
$98K
Baseball
23 M · —
$51K
Swimming
8 M · 9 W
$17K
Softball
— · 12 W
$12K
Volleyball
— · 9 W
$20K

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
0.80
3 offenses · 3,756 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.581 yr ago0.80Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

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

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
53

Jamestown Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Jamestown Community College 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
SubjectJamestown Community College
40%—4,054$9,507Community College
Allegany College of Maryland
——2,762$10,107Community College
Butler County Community College
——2,317$6,075Community College
Cayuga County Community College
——3,580$7,278Community College
Finger Lakes Community College
——6,004$14,186Community College
Frederick Community College
——7,293$2,801Community College
Hagerstown Community College
——5,085$7,672Community College
Herkimer County Community College
——1,971$10,530Community College
Jefferson Community College
——2,319$11,012Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
——2,686$6,549Community College
SUNY Adirondack
——2,576$10,363Community College
Sussex County Community College
——2,247$7,054Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College
——4,958$12,851Community College
Peer group median40%—2,762$9,507

Jamestown Community College Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Kayla Griewisch
    Institutional Research Manager

Reports & documents (1)

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

Grants & funding (3)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Jamestown Community College (5)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Shawn Dubin
  • Adam Forde
  • Bryan Hodgson
  • Natalie Merchant
  • John A. Wright

Frequently asked questions about Jamestown Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Jamestown Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Jamestown Community College?

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

How many students attend Jamestown Community College?

Jamestown Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,054 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Jamestown Community College?

The average net price at Jamestown Community College is $9,507 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Jamestown Community College located?

Jamestown Community College is located in Jamestown, New York 14701.

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