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Mohawk Valley Community College

Utica, New York Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Mohawk Valley Community College is a public two-year institution based in Utica, New York. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 5,940 students in fall 2024. It is part of State University of New York System.

Mohawk Valley Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 80 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,002 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,940
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
1,002
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
80
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 80

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
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 13
Precision Production 4
Visual and Performing Arts 11
Engineering Technologies 8
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
English Language and Literature 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Construction Trades 1
Engineering 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Education 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Science Technologies 1
Social Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

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
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
825
Certificates under 1 year
11
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
166

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,940
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,940
Full-time, fall 2024
41%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,938
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
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
51%
Men
49%
White
52%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
23%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
22%
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: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Randall VanWagoner
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, 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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