Schenectady County Community College

Location and Contact Information

78 Washington Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12305
USA
Main Tel: (518) 381-1200
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Schenectady County Community College or SCCC was founded in 1967, and is located in Schenectady, New York. The school was established by the Schenectady County Board of Representatives. SCCC is a part of the SUNY (State University of New York) system.

SCCC's campus has 5 buildings, and covers 50 acres. The college is well-known for its music and culinary arts departments. SCCC offers career programs, transfer degree programs, and certificate programs. Degree designations include Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Science degree, Associate in Applied Science degree, and Associate in Occupational Studies degree.

Schenectady County Community College has an active student life with several student clubs and organizations. The college boasts more than 13,000 notable alumni. The sports teams of SCCC, known as Royals, participate in basketball, baseball, bowling and softball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in music, hospitality, law, security and law enforcement, family and social work, computer science and engineering, business and management, and cooking and culinary arts.
  • Large number of students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 3,402
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 6,552
Books and supplies$ 1,100

Financial Aid

Schenectady County Community College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 86% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant75%$3,934
Institutional Grant6%$1,248
Federal Grant52%$3,685
Pell Grant52%$3,544
Other Federal Grant15%$680
State or Local Grant65%$1,477

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan37%$4,183
Federal Loan37%$4,188
Other Loan $3,000

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Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Schenectady County Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NY5,750
2Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, OK4,871
3Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN7,716
4Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, NY10,712
5Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, MI3,947
6Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, MA6,592
7Shoreline Community CollegeShoreline, WA6,001
8Colin CollegePlano, TX21,000
9Terra State Community CollegeFremont, OH2,659
10Purchase CollegePurchase, NY4,251

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate43723
1-2 year certificate479

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  66

Students

Student enrollment was 4,847 in 2009-2010 (2,992 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (89 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
  • General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (27 awarded)

  • Computer Programming/Programmer
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (64 awarded)

  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

  • Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  • Electromechanical Instrumentation/Maintenance Techs

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (46 awarded)

  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions

HOSPITALITY (38 awarded)

  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LAW (17 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (75 awarded)

  • General Studies
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (3 awarded)

  • Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDICINE (13 awarded)

  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (22 awarded)

  • Music Performance
  • Music

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (67 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded)

  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling