Erie Community College offers 111 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 10 major programs - 4 Certificate and 6 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $11,300 for undergraduate programs. (Erie Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 1,335 students out of total 8,090 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 335 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Erie Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameErie Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address121 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY
Online Students1,335 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,310 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$11,300
Erie Community College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total10 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Erie Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,300 for all students. Erie Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $434 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$10,769$10,769$11,150$11,300$11,300
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$422$422$434$434$434

Online Programs By Area of Study

Erie Community College offers 111 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 6 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs46NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs4863NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Teacher Assistant/Aide13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 208 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Homeland Security1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Erie Community College, there are 8,090 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,645 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,335 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,310 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,090
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,335
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,310
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,445

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,335 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,313 New York Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 17 students living in the U.S. States other than New York, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,335
New York Resident1,313
Other State In U.S.20
Outside of U.S.2
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,335
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,150
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking185

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