Utica School Of Commerce

Location and Contact Information

201 Bleecker St
Utica, NY 13501
USA
Main Tel: (315) 733-2307
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

The Utica School of Commerce is a private business college located in Utica, New York. It was established in 1896 by Thomas J. Risinger. USC opened its Madison County branch and Oneonta branch in 1985. In 2002, the school introduced wireless technology to its campuses. The institute offers a wide variety of programs in diverse areas of study like business administration, health services management, microcomputer technologies and legal office assistance, along with several other certificate programs.

The Utica School of Commerce has an active student life. The institute also offers financial aid in the form of several institutional loans, grants and scholarships. Some of the popular scholarships offered by USC are the USC Educational Opportunity Grant, the Roger L. Williams Presidential Scholarship, the USC Award For Excellence In Business and the USC Adult Education Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in office and administration and business and management.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • 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$ 11,760
Books and supplies$ 1,500

Financial Aid

Utica School Of Commerce participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant100%$6,315
Institutional Grant35%$2,294
Federal Grant81%$3,373
Pell Grant81%$3,110
Other Federal Grant15%$1,423
State or Local Grant80%$3,465

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan85%$6,673
Federal Loan85%$6,673
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Utica School Of Commerce:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Midstate CollegePeoria, IL647
2Professional Business CollegeNew York, NY700
3Cambria Rowe Business CollegeJohnstown, PA193
4Interface College-SpokaneSpokane, WA69
5Laurel Business InstituteUniontown, PA309
6Newport Business InstituteLower Burrell, PA66
7Bramson ORT CollegeForest Hills, NY674
8Du Bois Business CollegeDu Bois, PA209
9Cambria-Rowe Business CollegeIndiana, PA108
10Business Informatics CenterValley Stream, NY121

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate733
1-2 year certificate224

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  16

Students

Student enrollment was 414 in 2009-2010 (367 full-time equivalent).

About 29% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 71% of the class.

Students under 25 years old represent 36% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men79%
Women88%
All86%

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 (41 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Information Science/Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (52 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications