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North Country Community College

Saranac Lake, New York Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Saranac Lake, New York, North Country Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,658 students in fall 2024. It is part of State University of New York System.

North Country Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Humanities. It awarded 236 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 51% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,658
Students enrolled
51%
First-year retention
236
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

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

Health Professions 8
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Education 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 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
51%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
195
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
41

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,658
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,658
Full-time, fall 2024
45%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,156
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
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
64%
Men
36%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
15%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
51%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
State University of New York System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Joe Keegan
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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