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Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·sunysullivan.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
—
Total enrollment
1,527
peer median 2,478
Avg net price
$8,482
+$402 vs Community College
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About

Sullivan County Community College, also known as SUNY Sullivan, is a public community college located in Loch Sheldrake, New York. The college offers over 40 degree programs, certificates, and micro-credentials focused on areas such as health sciences, business, culinary arts, and sustainability, and spans a 405-acre campus.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
46%

Pell equity

0.8pp gap
Pell recipients
33%44 of 134
Non-Pell (all)
34%27 of 80
Subsidized loan, no Pell
20%2 of 10
No Federal Aid
36%25 of 70

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.

FVT/GE

Of 29 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
29
Passing
5
17.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

29programs
  • Passing5 · 17.2%
  • No Data24 · 82.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
24

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.

5
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+5.7%
$36,317 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+20.7%
$41,456 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+24.4%
$42,738 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.5%
$43,457 vs $34,350
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+154.0%
$87,233 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
18%
$7,800 debt · $43,457 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 1968Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Nov 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Nov 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jan 2019Approved for Distance Education
    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$6,840
$30–48k$8,517
$48–75k$10,501
$75–110k$12,029
$110k+$15,764

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

Avg net price
$8,482
+$402vs Community College median $8,081
Federal loans
11.5%
In-state tuition
$6,468
Out-of-state
$12,132

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, 492 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $502K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
492
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,311,024 total
Direct Loans
$502K
159 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
0k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$237K
81 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$264K
78 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 286 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (5.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.5%
+3.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
286
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.9%
2017
21.9%
2018
19.0%
2019
5.5%
2020*
0.4%
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 Sunysullivan

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

191 total completions
01Liberal Arts
7036.6%
02Health Professions
4020.9%
03Business
2312.0%
04Security/Protective
136.8%
05Engineering Tech
136.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
105.2%
07Computer Sciences
73.7%
08Parks/Recreation
73.7%
09Public Admin
42.1%
10Personal/Culinary
42.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,527
12-mo unduplicated
1,931
Undergraduate
1,931
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%809
Women
58%1,122

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.6%
Hispanic
31.8%
Black
11.8%
Two or more
5.0%
Non-resident
2.9%
Unknown
2.4%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
32
20 M · 12 W
Women athletes
37.5%
Athletic aid
$25K
Total student aid
Budget
$248K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$10K
$15K
Recruiting expense
$509
$76
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Basketball
13 M · 10 W
$122K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
4 M · 1 W
$30K

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
0.55
1 offenses · 1,809 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.55Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
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
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
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
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
28

Sunysullivan vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Sunysullivan 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
SubjectSullivan County Community College
33%—1,527$8,482Community College
Cayuga County Community College
——3,580$8,662Community College
Clark State College
——5,077$12,135Community College
Clinton Community College
——1,067$9,112Community College
Columbia-Greene Community College
——1,616$6,559Community College
Edison State Community College
——4,624$7,142Community College
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
——1,865$6,696Community College
Greenfield Community College
——1,689$7,679Community College
Louisiana State University-Eunice
——3,670$10,421Community College
North Country Community College
——1,658$11,868Community College
Orange County Community College
——5,704$6,794Community College
Ulster County Community College
——3,091$5,035Community College
Peer group median33%—2,478$8,081

Institutions like Sunysullivan

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

IPEDS

Sunysullivan Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of the Vice President for Advancement, Partnerships and Community Learning
Email
abecker [at] sunysullivan.edu
Phone
845-434-5750
Address
112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759

The Office of Institutional Research seeks to meet the needs of the college by reporting on the demographic and statistical profile of the college, supporting college departments with research, providing timely and accurate information to outside entities, creating linkages between strategic planning and institutional data, and facilitating discussions of the college’s purpose and performance.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Andrew Becker
    Director of Institutional Research and Technology

Reports & documents (2)

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

Grants & funding (1)

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

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about Sullivan County Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sunysullivan.

What is the graduation rate at Sullivan County Community College?

Sullivan County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Sullivan County Community College?

Sullivan County Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,527 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Sullivan County Community College is $8,482 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Sullivan County Community College located?

Sullivan County Community College is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York 12759-5151.

Who runs Institutional Research at Sullivan County Community College?

Sullivan County Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of the Vice President for Advancement, Partnerships and Community Learning.

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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