by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Erie Community College was awarded 18 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice.
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Erie Community College is ranked #1,169 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Erie Community College held the #1,825 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Erie Community College is ranked at #104.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Erie Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
At Erie Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Erie Community College is 57%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Erie Community College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,364 undergraduates at Erie Community College with 5,059 being full-time and 3,305 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,545 | $5,353 | $8,641 | $9,992 | $11,596 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Erie Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Erie Community College, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,270 a year. That adds up to $21,080 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Erie Community College is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Erie Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 121 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203-2698 |
| Phone: | 716-851-1000 |
| Website: | www.ecc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 332 | NA |
| General Social Sciences | 271 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 216 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 177 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 79 | NA |
| Nursing | 65 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 57 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 48 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 42 | NA |
| Human Services | 42 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 3,622 students took at least one online class at Erie Community College. This is an increase from the 3,130 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,622 | 1,426 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,130 | 1,436 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,956 | 5,722 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,855 | 875 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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