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Rockland Community College
6-yr Graduation
29%
—
Total enrollment
5,364
peer median 8,103
Avg net price
$11,282
+$5.7k vs Community College
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About
Rockland Community College (RCC) is a public community college in Rockland County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college, established in 1959, became the 18th community college to join the SUNY system. The college offers 51 programs and offers associate degrees and certificates. The current enrollment is 6,859 students.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
29%
Overall completion
29%
Full-time retention
60%
Full-time retention
60%
Pell equity
1.4pp gap
Pell recipients
30%102 of 339
Non-Pell (all)
29%187 of 653
Subsidized loan, no Pell
40%71 of 176
No Federal Aid
24%116 of 477
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
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 55 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
55
Passing
8
14.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
55programs
- Passing8 · 14.5%
- No Data47 · 85.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
47
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
$39,630
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+15.4%
+$5,280
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+15.4%
$39,630 vs $34,350
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$40,658
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+18.4%
+$6,308
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.4%
$40,658 vs $34,350
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
$44,186
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+28.6%
+$9,836
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+28.6%
$44,186 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$53,294
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+55.1%
+$18,944
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+55.1%
$53,294 vs $34,350
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$57,799
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+68.3%
+$23,449
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+68.3%
$57,799 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$58,497
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+70.3%
+$24,147
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.3%
$58,497 vs $34,350
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
$62,142
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+80.9%
+$27,792
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
+80.9%
$62,142 vs $34,350
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$103,785
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+202.1%
+$69,435
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+202.1%
$103,785 vs $34,350
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$10,000
$53,294
19%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$10,000 debt · $53,294 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$6,275
$39,630
16%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$6,275 debt · $39,630 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,062
$103,785
7%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,062 debt · $103,785 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 1968Next review Jan 2026
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 4
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Mar 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Jul 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle 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
$11,282
+$5,735vs Community College median $5,547
Federal loans
6.9%
In-state tuition
$6,862
Out-of-state
$6,862
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,723 students received $8.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,723
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.4M
$8,421,187 total
Direct Loans
$2.2M
597 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
2k’22
2k’23
2k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$771K
251 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
337 loan awards
Parent PLUS$67K
9 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 498 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
498
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
11.1%+1.8
2017
13.0%+3.8
2018
11.0%+4.0
2019
2.8%+0.5
2020*
0.2%
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 Rockland Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
712 total completions
01Health Professions
17724.9%
01Health Professions
17724.9%
02Liberal Arts
16823.6%
02Liberal Arts
16823.6%
03Business
9012.6%
03Business
9012.6%
04Computer Sciences
638.8%
04Computer Sciences
638.8%
05Social Sciences
517.2%
05Social Sciences
517.2%
06Security/Protective
486.7%
06Security/Protective
486.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
375.2%
07Visual/Performing Arts
375.2%
08Mechanic
344.8%
08Mechanic
344.8%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
294.1%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
294.1%
10Legal Professions
152.1%
10Legal Professions
152.1%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
5,364
12-mo unduplicated
7,401
Undergraduate
7,401
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
44%3,286
Women
56%4,115
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
38.4%
White
24.4%
Black
18.8%
Asian
5.6%
Non-resident
5.3%
Unknown
4.2%
Two or more
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
68
58 M · 10 W
Women athletes
14.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$233K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$7K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 5
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Baseball
24
—
$55,278
Baseball
24 M · —
Soccer
15
—
$33,950
Soccer
15 M · —
Basketball
14
—
$63,410
Basketball
14 M · —
Volleyball
—
10
$20,021
Volleyball
— · 10 W
Golf
5
—
$9,066
Golf
5 M · —
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 · 5,763 students
3-year trend
0.182 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
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
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
79
Rockland Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Rockland Community College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRockland Community College | 29% | — | 5,364 | $11,282 | Community College |
| — | — | 6,950 | $5,547 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,876 | $7,818 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,841 | $15,724 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,457 | $15,843 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,082 | $9,610 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,842 | $9,053 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,861 | $15,728 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,712 | $4,734 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,787 | $4,462 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,478 | $5,297 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,337 | $4,458 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,397 | $4,547 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,273 | $2,039 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,873 | $1,115 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,103 | $5,377 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,455 | $7,443 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,980 | $15,742 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,718 | $5,687 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,533 | $6,777 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,475 | $4,739 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,361 | -$1,128 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,399 | $4,983 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,218 | $12,378 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,897 | $2,129 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,098 | $6,791 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 7,004 | $4,754 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,143 | $5,837 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,222 | -$982 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,963 | $7,802 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,899 | $5,387 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 29% | 100.0% | 8,103 | $5,547 |
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Rockland Community College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Phone
845-574-4466
Address
Brucker Hall, Room 6206, Rockland Community College, 145 College Rd, Suffern, NY 10901
Institutional Research contributes to the College’s educational mission and decision-making processes by providing quality and timely research to faculty and administration; meeting federal and state reporting requirements, and continually improving analytical techniques and data accuracy.
Visit IR office pageTeam
1 member
- Dr. Ian WolfChief of Staff
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definition2022 RCC Factbook - Completion Deep DiveThe page provides an in-depth analysis of completion rates at Rockland Community College, focusing on various demographic categories such as sex, race/ethnicity, age, Pell status, and first-generation college status. Completion rates are examined over different timeframes (2-year, 3-year, 4-year, and 6-year) and are analyzed by different characteristics including undecided status and accumulated credits at graduation. The page also explores transfers to 4-year and 2-year institutions and suggests considerations for improving student completion rates and success.sunyrockland.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Factbook2025 RCC Factbook2024The 2025 RCC Factbook, developed by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, presents data from Fall 2020 to Fall 2024. It includes key takeaways and visuals on enrollment trends, retention rates, demographic distribution, and educational attainment at Rockland Community College. Notable changes include increases in Hispanic enrollment and Pell recipients, alongside a decline in overall enrollment and completion rates in English and Math. The Factbook also highlights efforts in workforce development and microcredentials, with a focus on data-driven strategies to enhance the college's engagement with its diverse student body and support systems for underrepresented communities.sunyrockland.edu
- Strategic planRockland Community College Strategic Plan2024At Rockland Community College, the strategic plan is built on fostering a supportive learning environment that prepares students for meaningful careers and personal growth. Emphasizing inclusivity, diversity, and global awareness, the college aims to engage students both inside and outside the classroom through targeted educational programs. The plan stresses operational efficiency, aligning educational offerings with workforce needs, and supporting the professional growth of faculty and staff.sunyrockland.edu
Notable alumni of Rockland Community College (3)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- David Carlucci
- Otis H. Cutler
- Thomas P. Morahan
Frequently asked questions about Rockland Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Rockland Community College.
What is the graduation rate at Rockland Community College?
Rockland Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Rockland Community College?
Rockland Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,364 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Rockland Community College?
The average net price at Rockland Community College is $11,282 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Rockland Community College located?
Rockland Community College is located in Suffern, New York 10901-3699.
Who runs Institutional Research at Rockland Community College?
Rockland Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Research and Effectiveness.
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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