Jefferson Community College offers 43 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 9 major programs - 5 Certificate and 4 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,264 for New York residents and $11,700 for out-of-state students.

Total 297 students out of total 2,319 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 140 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

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

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameJefferson Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1220 Coffeen St, Watertown, NY
Online Students297 Enrolled Online Exclusively
897 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,264
Out-of-State$11,700
Student to Faculty21:1 (4.76%)
Online Degree Programs
Total9 Programs
Certificate5 Programs
Associates4 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Jefferson Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $6,264 and $11,700 for non-New York residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $227 for New York residents and $441 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,688$5,688$5,832$6,048$6,264
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$10,608$5,688$5,832$6,048$11,700
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$209$209$215$221$227
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$414$209$215$221$441

Online Programs By Area of Study

Jefferson Community College offers 43 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 9 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificates, 4 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs54NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs1330NOT 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
General StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 33 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 47 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLY IN CLASSROOM 19 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling8 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping7 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Tourism Promotion OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Jefferson Community College, there are 2,319 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,194 students were attending classes through distance learning (297 students are enrolled exclusively and 897 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,319
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses297
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses897
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,125

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 297 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 284 New York Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 12 students living in the U.S. States other than New York, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses297
New York Resident284
Other State In U.S.12
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses297
Degree/Certificate Seeking218
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking79

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