Sullivan County
Community College
Public Community College in Loch Sheldrake, NY. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $38,354.
Ten-year median earnings of $38,354 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 33% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $10,150, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 33% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 46% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. 24% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 18:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 951 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $8,011 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $6,840 while those at $110k+ pay $15,764. 66% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,974 — common but not automatic. 21% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 285 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,840 |
| $30–48k | $8,517 |
| $48–75k | $10,501 |
| $75–110k | $12,029 |
| $110k+ | $15,764 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 204 of these 951 students, totalling $1,042,479 — an average of $5,110 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sullivan County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)