Schenectady County Community College is a public community college located in Schenectady, NY. It offers 62 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).
It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Schenectady County Community College is $6,190 for New York residents and $8,974 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New York public community colleges' average ($10,877).
The school has 3,490 students, which is higher than New York community collleges' average (2,712). In addition, 410 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 Schenectady County 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.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Schenectady County 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
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 29 | 33 | NOT OFFERED |
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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.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Brewing Science | NOT OFFERED |
7 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Biotechnology | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 3,490 students at Schenectady County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,770 male students and 2,114 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
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 3,884 | 1,060 | 2,824 |
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| Male Students | 1,770 | 503 | 1,267 |
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| Female Students | 2,114 | 557 | 1,557 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 3,490 total students, 1,268 students enrolled through distance learning (410 students enrolled exclusively and 858 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,490 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 410 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 858 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,222 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Schenectady County Community College.