North Country Community College
Saranac Lake, NY · Public two-year · Town: Remote
1,615undergraduates
$11,158average net price per year
25%finish in 3 years
51%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
13 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (5)
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Certificate (1-2 years) (49 awarded)
- Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate (3 awarded)
- Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist Associate (17 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (52 awarded)
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate (1 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (9 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Associate (30 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies Associate (20 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Associate (6 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Human Services, General Associate (4 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Associate (3 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General Associate (3 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (1)
- Design and Visual Communications, General Associate (3 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $6,562
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $13,734
- Housing and food on campus
- $8,796
- Books and supplies
- $2,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,000
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $20,358
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $27,530
- Total cost living at home
- $11,562
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $8,541 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $13,201 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $14,391 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $17,221 |
| Over $110,000 | $17,077 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 67%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 67%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,598
- Got a grant from the college
- 37%
- Average grant from the college
- $1,396
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 28%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 43%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,172
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 15%
- Finished in 3 years
- 25%
- Finished in 4 years
- 33%
- Transferred to another college
- 16%
- Came back for year two
- 51%
| Pell grant students | 25% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 20% |
| Neither | 28% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 138 | 23% |
| Men | 59 | 31% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 13% (small group) |
| Black | 18 | 17% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 4 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 145 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 20 | 35% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 309 | 35% | 22% |
| Started here, part-time | 29 | 31% | 28% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 84 | 46% | 21% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 26 | 58% | 23% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,615
- Undergraduates
- 1,615
- Full-time undergraduates
- 640
- Part-time undergraduates
- 975
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 91%
- From out of state
- 8%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 22%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 13%
| Women | 64% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 3% |
| Hispanic | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 79% |
| Two or more races | 0% |
| Race unknown | 9% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 23 Santanoni Avenue, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983-0089
- County
- Essex County
- Part of
- State University of New York System
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NJCAA
- Offers
- Online programs, Credit for AP exams
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.