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SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·canton.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
-5.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
3,459
peer median 4,412
Avg net price
$15,001
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About

SUNY College of Technology at Canton is a public college located in Canton, New York. It offers bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates and focuses on applied technologies and professional programs. The specific founding year is not mentioned on the page.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,707
3,707 candidates competed
Admitted
3,416
92.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
539
15.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
38%-5.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
42%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
48%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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 60 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
16
26.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing16 · 26.7%
  • No Data44 · 73.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
13
No data
44

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.

16
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.1%
$41,254 vs $34,350
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+20.6%
$41,426 vs $34,350
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+22.5%
$42,094 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+29.9%
$44,633 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+34.0%
$46,024 vs $34,350
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services Other
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+39.9%
$48,056 vs $34,350
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+48.7%
$51,077 vs $34,350
Legal Support Services
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+48.8%
$51,120 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

13
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services Other
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
52%
$24,996 debt · $48,056 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
49%
$25,000 debt · $51,077 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
46%
$24,528 debt · $53,778 earn
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$25,673 debt · $60,986 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
38%
$22,584 debt · $59,700 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$24,250 debt · $64,120 earn
Homeland Security
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
34%
$21,913 debt · $63,759 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
31%
$14,070 debt · $46,024 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1952Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 14

  1. Aug 2025Renewal 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. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Apr 2025Approved for Distance Education
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  4. Oct 2024Approved for Distance Education
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  5. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,087
$30–48k$12,362
$48–75k$16,075
$75–110k$17,917
$110k+$20,794

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

Avg net price
$15,001
vs Baccalaureate median $15,001
Federal loans
61.0%
In-state tuition
$8,689
Out-of-state
$13,519

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,715 students received $9.4M in Pell grants, alongside $15.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,715
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.4M
$9,437,175 total
Direct Loans
$15.2M
3,209 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.5M
1,448 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.6M
1,523 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.1M
238 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.

Of 1,161 borrowers who entered repayment, 37 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,161
Defaulted
37
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
10.6%
2018
6.4%
2019
3.1%
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 Canton

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

672 total completions
01Health Professions
16124.0%
02Computer Sciences
10014.9%
03Business
8112.1%
04Security/Protective
8112.1%
05Psychology
598.8%
06Agriculture
527.7%
07Liberal Arts
416.1%
08Engineering Tech
406.0%
09Legal Professions
324.8%
10Family/Consumer Sci
253.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,459
12-mo unduplicated
4,269
Undergraduate
4,269
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%1,840
Women
57%2,429

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.2%
Hispanic
11.2%
Black
11.0%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
2.8%
Unknown
2.7%
Non-resident
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
256
132 M · 124 W
Women athletes
48.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$13K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
30 M · 30 W
$346K
Ice Hockey
28 M · 27 W
$500K
Lacrosse
21 M · 21 W
$233K
Basketball
20 M · 16 W
$296K
Baseball
25 M ·
$136K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$86K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.76
5 offenses · 2,836 students

3-year trend

0.322 yrs ago0.701 yr ago1.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
3
Rape
1
Burglary
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs00
Liquor015

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.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
111

Canton vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Canton selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectSUNY College of Technology at Canton
38%3,459$15,001Baccalaureate
Dalton State College
24%5,135$4,694Baccalaureate
Farmingdale State College
57%63.3%10,039$9,173Baccalaureate
Ferris State University
56%91.4%9,959$12,202Doctoral/Professional
Montana Technological University
58%91.1%1,702$16,240Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Pennsylvania College of Technology
45%4,575$26,084Baccalaureate
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
52%84.0%1,988$17,980Baccalaureate
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
54%75.7%3,781$14,488Baccalaureate
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
38%89.0%3,056$17,387Baccalaureate
SUNY Morrisville
39%91.5%2,186$17,393Baccalaureate
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
38%80.5%5,496$10,097Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Augusta
26%4,412$11,353Baccalaureate
Vermont State University
43%81.7%5,093$20,865Baccalaureate
Peer group median43%84.0%4,412$15,001

Canton Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
todds [at] canton.edu
Phone
315-386-7249
Address
MacArthur Hall 220, 34 Cornell Drive, Canton, NY 13617

The Office of Institutional Research was created to advance the mission and strategic plan of SUNY Canton. The office promotes a campus-wide commitment to excellence and continuous improvement through the systematic review of programs and services to facilitate evidence-based decision making.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Sarah Todd
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Janel Smith
    Institutional Research Assistant

Common Data Set (10)

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.

Grants & funding (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Canton.

What is the graduation rate at SUNY College of Technology at Canton?

SUNY College of Technology at Canton reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend SUNY College of Technology at Canton?

SUNY College of Technology at Canton reports a total enrollment of 3,459 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at SUNY College of Technology at Canton?

The average net price at SUNY College of Technology at Canton is $15,001 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at SUNY College of Technology at Canton?

SUNY College of Technology at Canton's yield rate is 15.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is SUNY College of Technology at Canton located?

SUNY College of Technology at Canton is located in Canton, New York 13617-1098.

Who runs Institutional Research at SUNY College of Technology at Canton?

SUNY College of Technology at Canton's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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