Community colleges

Mohawk Valley Community College

Utica, NY Β· Public Β· 2,950 undergrads Β· website β†—

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown β€” not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring
not published

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
4.7%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$6,000
$30,000 – $48,000$7,190
$48,000 – $75,000$10,602
$75,000 – $110,000$13,405
Over $110,000$16,026
All incomes (average)$8,987

Sticker tuition and fees: $6,218 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Mohawk Valley Community College's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus$12,380
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$9,700
Books and supplies$1,600
Other expenses, on campus$2,241
Other expenses, off campus$5,054

Outcomes

Completion rate
38%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
31%
Earnings @ 10yr
$39,850

after entering

Median debt
$11,000

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
18 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
46%

fall 2024

What students study

Health & Nursing17%
Business14%
Visual & Performing Arts6%
Computer Science5%
Criminal Justice4%
English & Literature2%
Kinesiology & Sports Science2%
Engineering1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (12)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities203$32,512$40,621national $44,125$9,750
Business Administration, Management and Operations90$47,061$53,471national $48,733$10,653
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians80β€”$59,904national $63,241β€”
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing60$76,091$86,282national $80,813$16,622
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions54$67,739$74,634national $65,389$10,339
Design and Applied Arts40β€”$37,280national $38,127$10,125
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management26β€”$54,052national $54,726β€”
Criminal Justice and Corrections26$40,048$45,481national $46,706β€”
Accounting and Related Services19$39,443$41,570national $47,660β€”
Human Services, General17$32,331$39,729national $39,422$9,375
Precision Metal Working13$44,669$60,081national $56,451β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Services7$47,948β€”national $37,073β€”
Undergraduate certificates (6)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians32$67,845$77,604national $51,586$8,250
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other18$34,954$33,205β€”
Precision Metal Working18$38,540$41,948national $48,702β€”
Criminal Justice and Corrections16$53,183$63,717national $57,702β€”
Carpenters13$31,804β€”national $41,835β€”
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians3$61,454β€”national $65,202β€”

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 53 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Best transfer rates elsewhere in NY

Contact and accreditation

Address
1101 Sherman Dr, Utica, NY 13501-5394
Phone
(315) 792-5400
Institutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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