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Orange County Community College

Middletown, New York Public 2-year Small suburb

Overview

Orange County Community College is a public two-year institution based in Middletown, New York. The campus sits in a small suburban area. It enrolled 5,704 students in fall 2024. It is part of State University of New York System.

Orange County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Humanities, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 629 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

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.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,704
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
629
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 44

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 11
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Communications Technologies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering 2
Engineering Technologies 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Education 1
Visual and Performing Arts 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
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
626
Certificates under 1 year
2
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,704
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,704
Full-time, fall 2024
40%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,818
Full-time, 2024-25
38%
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
61%
Men
39%
White
39%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
15%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
State University of New York System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Kristine Young
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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