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Erie Community College Data & Information Overview

352 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
14% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Erie Community College Ranked?

#1,825 Best Colleges in Nation
#116 Best Colleges in NY
Criminal Justice Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College 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 352 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice.

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Overall Quality

Erie Community College is ranked #1,825 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

Erie Community College is also ranked #116 out of 142 schools in New York.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Erie Community College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

Learn more about Erie Community College admissions.

Erie Community College Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
32% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Erie Community College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  32 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Erie Community College

55% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  55 out of 100
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100

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Erie Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,059 Full-Time Undergraduates
33.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.2% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Erie Community College Cost?

$4,575 Net Price
30% Take Out Loans
$15,412 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Erie Community College is $4,575. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Erie Community College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$2,510 $4,110 $7,270 $9,603 $11,003

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.

Student Loan Debt

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 30% of students took out student loans averaging $3,853 a year. That adds up to $15,412 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Erie Community College is 13.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Erie Community College Graduates Make?

$37,442 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Erie Community College make about $37,442 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 12% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Erie Community College

New York State
5,059 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Erie Community College is a public institution situated in Buffalo, New York. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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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/

Erie Community College Majors

45 Majors With Completions
1,578 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Erie Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Erie Community College

38% Take At Least One Class Online
18% Take All Classes Online

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 2020-2021, 3,130 students took at least one online class at Erie Community College. This is a decrease from the 6,956 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,130 1,436
2019-2020 6,956 5,722
2018-2019 2,917 832
2017-2018 2,855 875
2016-2017 2,855 862

Learn more about online learning at Erie Community College.

Notes and References

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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