North Country Community College is a public community college located in Saranac Lake, NY. It offers 38 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of North Country Community College is $6,682 for New York residents and $9,370 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New York public community colleges' average ($10,877).

The school has 1,658 students, which is lower than New York community collleges' average (2,712). In addition, 266 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 12 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 North Country 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 - North Country CC
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,682$9,370
Books & Supplies$2,400
On-Campus Living Costs$11,796
Off-Campus Living Costs$11,796
Average Financial Aid$6,059
Cost of Attendance$20,878$23,566
After Financial Aid$14,819$17,507
North Country CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New York ResidentsOut-of-State Students
North Country Community College$6,682$9,370
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

North Country 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 ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs929NOT 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.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Teacher Assistant/Aide NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General Studies 18 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 20 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic MassageNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 81 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training41 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED 20 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Franchising and Franchise Operations NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,658 students at North Country Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 574 male students and 1,041 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
Total1,615640975
Male Students574253321
Female Students1,041387654

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,658 total students, 609 students enrolled through distance learning (266 students enrolled exclusively and 343 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,658
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses266
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses343
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,049

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address23 Santanoni Avenue, Saranac Lake, NY
Phone518-891-2915
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$6,682
Out-of-State$9,370
Student Population »1,658 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »29%
Transfer-out Rate21%
Retention Rate51% (Full-time)
38% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,059
Students to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)