by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Suffolk County Community College was awarded 414 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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Suffolk County Community College landed the #945 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Suffolk County Community College is also ranked #60 out of 142 schools in New York.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Suffolk County Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At Suffolk County Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 25 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Suffolk County Community College is 35%. This is lower 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 Suffolk County Community College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 22,570 undergraduates at Suffolk County Community College with 11,111 being full-time and 11,459 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,585 | $4,212 | $7,490 | $9,930 | $11,226 |
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 Suffolk County Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Suffolk County Community College, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $3,903 a year. That adds up to $15,612 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Suffolk County Community College is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Suffolk County Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 533 College Rd, Selden, NY 11784-2899 |
| Phone: | 631-451-4110 |
| Website: | https://www.sunysuffolk.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 13,533 students took at least one online class at Suffolk County Community College. This is a decrease from the 17,753 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 13,533 | 7,579 |
| 2019-2020 | 17,753 | 15,604 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,988 | 734 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,214 | 808 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,192 | 575 |
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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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