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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Dutchess Community College
  • Onondaga Community College

What stands out

Onondaga Community College has the lower average net price, Dutchess Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Dutchess Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Onondaga Community College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Dutchess Community College compared with Onondaga Community College
MetricDutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, NYPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest median earningsOnondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, NYPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$10,065$8,562lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$17,159$16,585
In-state tuition$5,670$6,102
Out-of-state tuition$10,670$11,392
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.29%highest26%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$10,039$10,000lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$43,929highest$41,190
Campus
Undergraduates3,8244,456

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.