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Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York Public 2-year Town

Overview

Genesee Community College is a public two-year institution based in Batavia, New York. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,240 students. It is part of State University of New York System.

Genesee Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 495 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,240
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
495
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 43

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 4
Health Professions 6
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Education 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
35%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
486
Certificates under 1 year
7
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,240
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,240
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,497
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
32%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
State University of New York System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Craig Lamb
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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