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Suffolk County Community College

Selden, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·sunysuffolk.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
—
Total enrollment
19,973
peer median 9,293
Avg net price
$5,258
-$2.2k vs Community College
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About

Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) is a public community college in Selden, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is funded in part by Suffolk County, New York. Suffolk County Community College was founded in 1959 and has three campuses: Selden, Brentwood and Riverhead. It also has a satellite center in downtown Riverhead.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
29%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

4.8pp gap
Pell recipients
26%325 of 1258
Non-Pell (all)
31%506 of 1640
Subsidized loan, no Pell
28%30 of 107
No Federal Aid
31%476 of 1533

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.8-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 61 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
61
Passing
14
23.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

61programs
  • Passing14 · 23.0%
  • No Data46 · 75.4%
  • Failing1 · 1.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
12
No data
46

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.

15
Visual and Performing Arts General
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.7%
$34,099 vs $34,350
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.1%
$37,147 vs $34,350
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+16.8%
$40,131 vs $34,350
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+29.9%
$44,614 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+33.8%
$45,964 vs $34,350
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+43.3%
$49,227 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+51.8%
$52,140 vs $34,350
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+51.9%
$52,171 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Visual and Performing Arts General
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.7%
−$251

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$12,500 debt · $52,171 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
17%
$8,000 debt · $45,964 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
16%
$8,436 debt · $54,581 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
15%
$8,700 debt · $56,569 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
15%
$8,000 debt · $53,729 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
13%
$7,000 debt · $52,140 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
9%
$9,000 debt · $105,740 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 1966Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 9

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  2. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Oct 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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$2,393
$30–48k$3,623
$48–75k$6,960
$75–110k$9,786
$110k+$11,764

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

Avg net price
$5,258
-$2,172vs Community College median $7,430
Federal loans
7.2%
In-state tuition
$6,630
Out-of-state
$12,460

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, 6,563 students received $31.4M in Pell grants, alongside $6.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,563
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$31.4M
$31,429,808 total
Direct Loans
$6.9M
1,992 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
’20
5k
’21
5k
’22
6k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
798 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.4M
1,155 loan awards
Parent PLUS$185K
39 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 2,361 borrowers who entered repayment, 49 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,361
Defaulted
49
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
9.6%
2018
7.4%
2019
2.0%
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 Sunysuffolk

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs69
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,533 total completions
01Liberal Arts
1,06542.0%
02Business
44217.4%
03Health Professions
26210.3%
04Psychology
1746.9%
05Security/Protective
1636.4%
06Visual/Performing Arts
1596.3%
07Computer Sciences
1174.6%
08Mechanic
803.2%
09Engineering Tech
361.4%
10Communication
351.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
19,973
12-mo unduplicated
25,906
Undergraduate
25,906
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%11,547
Women
55%14,359

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
42.2%
White
35.8%
Black
8.8%
Unknown
5.1%
Asian
4.1%
Two or more
2.8%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
139
87 M · 52 W
Women athletes
37.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$449K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
24 M · 23 W
$79K
Baseball
33 M · —
$38K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
19 M · 7 W
$51K
Basketball
10 M · 6 W
$62K
Softball
— · 12 W
$35K
Cross Country
5 M · 5 W
$27K

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
0.05
1 offenses · 20,053 students

3-year trend

0.052 yrs ago0.051 yr ago0.05Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
6
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
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
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
273

Sunysuffolk vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Sunysuffolk 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
SubjectSuffolk County Community College
29%—19,973$5,258Community College
Erie Community College
——8,090$7,765Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
——9,227$8,501Community College
Monroe Community College
——8,641$6,353Community College
Nassau Community College
——12,301$7,095Community College
SUNY Westchester Community College
——9,359$9,373Community College
Peer group median29%—9,293$7,430

Institutions like Sunysuffolk

Explore the federal data for institutions in Sunysuffolk's comparison group.

IPEDS

Sunysuffolk Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
631-451-4129
Address
North Building

The Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness is dedicated to facilitating, coordinating, and guiding the college’s strategic planning process; supervising and carrying out the college’s institutional research functions; and providing data and analysis for decision-making at a variety of levels throughout the College.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Kaliah D. Greene
    Vice President for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Set

Sunysuffolk's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (4)

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

Notable alumni of Sunysuffolk (5)

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

  • John Bolaris
    Meteorology
  • Patricia Eddington
    Politics
  • Robert L. Gibson
    Politics
  • Tom Postilio
    Real Estate
  • Ray Reid
    Sports

Frequently asked questions about Suffolk County Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sunysuffolk.

What is the graduation rate at Suffolk County Community College?

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

How many students attend Suffolk County Community College?

Suffolk County Community College reports a total enrollment of 19,973 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Suffolk County Community College?

The average net price at Suffolk County Community College is $5,258 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Suffolk County Community College located?

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York 11784-2899.

Who runs Institutional Research at Suffolk County Community College?

Suffolk County Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Planning and Institutional 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.
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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