Ulster County Community College is a public community college located in Stone Ridge, NY. It offers 30 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Ulster County Community College is $6,666 for New York residents and $12,146 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New York public community colleges' average ($10,877).

The school has 3,091 students, which is lower than New York community collleges' average (2,712). In addition, 298 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 23 to 1, which is higher 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 Ulster 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.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - SUNY Ulster
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,666$12,146
Books & Supplies$1,500
Off-Campus Living Costs$15,005
Average Financial Aid$6,425
Cost of Attendance$23,171$28,651
After Financial Aid$16,746$22,226
SUNY Ulster Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New York ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Ulster County Community College$6,666$12,146
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

Ulster 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
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs32NOT OFFERED
Total Programs1020NOT 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.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Animal SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED 19 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General Studies5 completers
 109 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 22 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 15 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science35 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel DesignNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management32 completers
 32 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 3,091 students at Ulster County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,554 male students and 1,447 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
Total3,0019782,023
Male Students1,5544971,057
Female Students1,447481966

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 3,091 total students, 990 students enrolled through distance learning (298 students enrolled exclusively and 692 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,091
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses298
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses692
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,101

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY
Phone845-687-5000
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$6,666
Out-of-State$12,146
Student Population »3,091 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »34%
Transfer-out Rate24%
Retention Rate59% (Full-time)
56% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,425
Students to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)