Suffolk County Community College Student Population

How many students at Suffolk County CC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Suffolk County Community College has a total enrollment of 19,973 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 8,951 male students (44.8%) and 11,022 female students (55.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,016 Hispanic students (40.1%) and 7,950 White students (39.8%).
• Class Delivery: 1,949 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,908 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 10,145 - Suffolk County CC's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 8,951 male (44.82%) and 11,022 female (55.18%) students are attending Suffolk County Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 81.21.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,950 White, 1,590 Black, and 881 Asian students out of a total of 19,973 are attending at Suffolk County Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Suffolk County Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Suffolk County CC has 5,665 students under 18 years old and 14 students over 65 years old. There are 16,836 students under 25 years old, and 3,137 students over 25 years old out of 19,973 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Suffolk County Community College, 1,949 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,908 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,885 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 64 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 19,973 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 572 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.86%.430 students have transferred in as full-time status and 142 students transferred in as part-time status.