Finger Lakes Community College is a public community college located in Canandaigua, NY. It offers 65 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 27 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Finger Lakes Community College is $6,258 for New York residents and $8,442 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New York public community colleges' average ($10,877).

The school has 6,004 students, which is higher than New York community collleges' average (2,712). In addition, 1,496 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (16 to 1) of New York community colleges.


2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Finger Lakes Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New York community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Finger Lakes CC
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,258$8,442
Books & Supplies$1,008
On-Campus Living Costs$17,722
Off-Campus Living Costs$15,440
Average Financial Aid$5,857
Cost of Attendance$24,988$27,172
After Financial Aid$19,131$21,315
Finger Lakes CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New York ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Finger Lakes Community College$6,258$8,442
Public Community Colleges in New York$7,458$10,877
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Finger Lakes Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs819NOT OFFERED
Total Programs1748NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Natural Resources/Conservation1 completers
11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective ServicesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED 22 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 17 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance 32 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Culinary Arts/Chef Training4 completers
6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Teacher Assistant/Aide21 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
American Sign Language (ASL)NOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/Paralegal5 completers
7 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 20 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Corrections2 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1 completers
13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science29 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)13 completers
3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Dietetic TechnicianNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 45 completers
NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 62 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,004 students at Finger Lakes Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,387 male students and 3,070 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total5,4572,0703,387
Male Students2,3879731,414
Female Students3,0701,0971,973

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 6,004 total students, 2,431 students enrolled through distance learning (1,496 students enrolled exclusively and 935 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,004
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,496
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses935
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,573

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Finger Lakes Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY
Phone585-394-3500
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$6,258
Out-of-State$8,442
Student Population »6,004 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »30%
Transfer-out Rate20%
Retention Rate53% (Full-time)
45% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$5,857
Students to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)