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Suffolk County Community College

Selden, New York Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Selden, New York, Suffolk County Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 19,973 students in fall 2024. It is part of State University of New York System.

Suffolk County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 69 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 3,060 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
19,973
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
3,060
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
69
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 69

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 8
Health Professions 12
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Visual and Performing Arts 8
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Communication and Journalism 2
Education 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
English Language and Literature 2
Communications Technologies 1
History 1
Social Sciences 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Engineering 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 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
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
2,852
Certificates under 1 year
48
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
160

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
19,973
Undergraduates, fall 2024
19,973
Full-time, fall 2024
47%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
25,906
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
38%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large 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
Dr. Edward T. Bonahue
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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