Suffolk County Community College
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.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-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.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing14 · 23.0%
- No Data46 · 75.4%
- Failing1 · 1.6%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 9
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Sep 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 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
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,500 students received $29.9M in Pell grants, alongside $6.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 2,361 borrowers who entered repayment, 49 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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 Sunysuffolk
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 8
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Sunysuffolk vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Sunysuffolk selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $4,882 | Community College |
Erie Community College | — | — | 8,090 | $6,358 | Community College |
Hudson Valley Community College | — | — | 9,227 | $7,118 | Community College |
Monroe Community College | — | — | 8,641 | $6,569 | Community College |
Nassau Community College | — | — | 12,301 | $5,736 | Community College |
SUNY Westchester Community College | — | — | 9,359 | $9,301 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 29% | — | 9,293 | $6,464 |
Sunysuffolk Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- Kaliah D. GreeneVice President for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardsunysuffolk.edu
- Data dictionaryInstitutional Effectiveness and Research2023The Institutional Effectiveness and Research at Suffolk County Community College is managed by the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness. The office is responsible for producing reports such as the Institutional Effectiveness Report (2023-2024) and Institutional Research Reports. It covers institutional data, including findings from surveys like the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The office also handles accreditation and assessment through resources like the Assessment Advisory Council and other research reports.sunysuffolk.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic plan2022-2027 Strategic Plan - SUNY Suffolk2023SUNY Suffolk's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan outlines a comprehensive framework to guide the institution through various aspirational goals. The plan emphasizes open access, student learning quality, engagement, equity, and sustainability, while fostering community partnerships. Dr. Edward T. Bonahue, President of Suffolk County Community College, underscores the college's commitment to providing an inclusive and affordable education and enhancing student success and community involvement.sunysuffolk.edu
Notable alumni of Sunysuffolk (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- John BolarisMeteorology
- Patricia EddingtonPolitics
- Robert L. GibsonPolitics
- Tom PostilioReal Estate
- Ray ReidSports
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