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Hudson Valley Community College

Troy, New York Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Troy, New York, Hudson Valley Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 9,227 students in fall 2024. It is part of State University of New York System.

Hudson Valley Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 119 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,577 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Mission

Hudson Valley Community College provides transformative, student-centered and high-quality educational opportunities that address the diverse needs of local and global communities.

Mission statement as reported by Hudson Valley Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
9,227
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
1,577
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
119
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 119

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
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Health Professions 24
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Construction Trades 5
Engineering Technologies 16
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 4
Engineering 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Education 4
Precision Production 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Physical Sciences 1
Science Technologies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Communications Technologies 2
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3

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
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,400
Certificates under 1 year
45
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
132

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
9,227
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,227
Full-time, fall 2024
52%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,172
Full-time, 2024-25
34%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
59%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
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
Dr. Michael Brophy
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
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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