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North Country Community College

Saranac Lake, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·nccc.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
—
Total enrollment
1,658
peer median 1,795
Avg net price
$11,868
+$3.1k vs Community College
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About

North Country Community College is a public community college in Saranac Lake, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system. Founded in 1967, the college's main campus is located in Saranac Lake, New York, and it has additional locations in Malone and Ticonderoga. It is sponsored by Franklin and Essex counties. In fall 2025, the college enrolled 824 students in associate degree programs, 92 students in certificate programs, and 898 students not enrolled in a specific program.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
29%
Full-time retention
51%

Pell equity

8.3pp gap
Pell recipients
26%31 of 120
Non-Pell (all)
34%24 of 70
Subsidized loan, no Pell
43%6 of 14
No Federal Aid
32%18 of 56

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.3-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.

FVT/GE

Of 44 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
7
15.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.3%
+1.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing7 · 15.9%
  • No Data36 · 81.8%
  • Failing1 · 2.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
36

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.

8
Community Organization and Advocacy
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
-8.0%
$31,604 vs $34,350
General Sales Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+12.1%
$38,497 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+28.9%
$44,262 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+31.9%
$45,292 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.8%
$46,635 vs $34,350
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+110.1%
$72,163 vs $34,350
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+124.5%
$77,121 vs $34,350
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+148.5%
$85,364 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
26%
$12,000 debt · $46,635 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$17,692 debt · $85,364 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$13,250 debt · $72,163 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$11,934 debt · $77,121 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,017 debt · $75,715 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 1975Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Nov 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Nov 2017Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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$8,329
$30–48k$13,216
$48–75k$14,387
$75–110k$16,668
$110k+$16,928

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

Avg net price
$11,868
+$3,090vs Community College median $8,778
Federal loans
19.6%
In-state tuition
$6,682
Out-of-state
$9,370

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, 677 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
677
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,415,255 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
506 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$738K
252 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$929K
238 loan awards
Parent PLUS$129K
16 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 362 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (6.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.6%
+4.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
362
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.2%
2017
15.1%
2018
15.6%
2019
6.6%
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 NCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

195 total completions
01Health Professions
10955.9%
02Liberal Arts
3920.0%
03Business
3015.4%
04Security/Protective
84.1%
05Natural Resources
52.6%
06Public Admin
31.5%
07Parks/Recreation
10.5%
08Visual/Performing Arts
00.0%
09Family/Consumer Sci
00.0%
10Computer Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,658
12-mo unduplicated
2,156
Undergraduate
2,156
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%776
Women
64%1,380

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.0%
Unknown
15.4%
Black
5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.4%
Hispanic
1.5%
Non-resident
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Two or more
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
68
40 M · 28 W
Women athletes
41.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$252K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Soccer
19 M · 24 W
$78K
Basketball
22 M · 10 W
$109K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 1,615 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Drugs02
    Liquor03

    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
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    35

    NCCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NCCC 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
    SubjectNorth Country Community College
    		29%—1,658$11,868Community College
    Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
    		——1,315$8,847Community College
    Belmont College
    		——2,020$6,995Community College
    College of Eastern Idaho
    		——3,013$8,778Community College
    Eastern Maine Community College
    		——2,719$8,928Community College
    Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
    		——2,082$3,645Community College
    Edgecombe Community College
    		——1,397$0Community College
    Iowa Lakes Community College
    		——1,945$13,933Community College
    J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
    		——1,187$6,005Community College
    Kauai Community College
    		——1,335$10,436Community College
    Kennebec Valley Community College
    		——2,489$3,910Community College
    Mountwest Community and Technical College
    		——1,520$8,083Community College
    Neosho County Community College
    		——1,813$10,271Community College
    Nicolet Area Technical College
    		——1,384$8,255Community College
    Northern Maine Community College
    		——843$7,181Community College
    Northland Community and Technical College
    		——2,631$13,975Community College
    Nunez Community College
    		——2,819$12,529Community College
    Oconee Fall Line Technical College
    		——2,108$12,844Community College
    Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
    		——2,106$6,186Community College
    Otero College
    		——959$11,103Community College
    Seward County Community College
    		——2,092$6,717Community College
    South Georgia Technical College
    		——1,795$1,164Community College
    Southern Arkansas University Tech
    		——991$9,018Community College
    Terra State Community College
    		——2,214$17,345Community College
    University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
    		——1,687$4,868Community College
    West Virginia Northern Community College
    		——1,525$5,329Community College
    Western Dakota Technical College
    		——1,164$12,670Community College
    Peer group median29%—1,795$8,778

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    Frequently asked questions about North Country Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NCCC.

    What is the graduation rate at North Country Community College?

    North Country Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend North Country Community College?

    North Country Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,658 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at North Country Community College?

    The average net price at North Country Community College is $11,868 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is North Country Community College located?

    North Country Community College is located in Saranac Lake, New York 12983-0089.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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