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New York · Public · Predominantly associate's

Suffolk County Community College

Selden, New York. 14,134 undergraduate students. 70 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 366395 · OPEID 002878 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Suffolk County Community College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+23%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Suffolk County Community College rose 23% between 2006 and 2009 ($3.5k → $4.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Suffolk County Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.0% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-14%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Suffolk County Community College fell 14% between 2006 and 2009 (18.7% → 16.2%).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+21%

Public associate's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at Suffolk County Community College are 21% above the public associate's-predominant peer median ($49.9k vs $41.2k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

Suffolk County Community College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the New York median

Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$49,907+30% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$38,316
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
24.9%-28% · '01→'09
New York median 64.2%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$5,500+214% · '01→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
14,134-12% · '01→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
62.3%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$6,440+57% · '01→'09
out-of-state $12,080
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How Suffolk County Community College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings at Suffolk County Community College

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

1.5%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $5,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,907 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Suffolk County Community College enrollment, completion, and debt over time

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 2001–202414,218
23,39213,82520012024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 2001–200916.2%
24%16%20012009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 2001–2020$8,250
$8,250$2,62420012020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 2001→2009-28%

Suffolk County Community College · completion · 150% fell

22.4% → 16.2%

IN-STATE TUITION · 2001→2009+57%

Suffolk County Community College · in-state tuition rose

$2,716 → $4,256

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2001→2024+142%

Suffolk County Community College · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,146 → $12,460

MEDIAN DEBT · 2001→2020+214%

Suffolk County Community College · median debt rose

$2,624 → $8,250

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Suffolk County Community College · cohort default rate fell

16.4% → 0.0%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Suffolk County Community College programs ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$97,175238 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesCIP 4706 · Associate's Degree$73,50542 gradsData ProcessingCIP 1103 · Associate's Degree$69,782—Engineering, GeneralCIP 1401 · Associate's Degree$64,15622 gradsFire ProtectionCIP 4302 · Associate's Degree$62,2106 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCIP 1110 · Associate's Degree$60,56328 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCIP 5139 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,10752 gradsLegal Support ServicesCIP 2203 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,19018 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCIP 5108 · Associate's Degree$55,53571 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 · Associate's Degree$53,99994 gradsAgriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, OtherCIP 0199 · Associate's Degree$53,338—Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$52,959319 gradsCommunication and Media StudiesCIP 0901 · Associate's Degree$52,71735 gradsCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$51,987219 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCIP 5199 · Associate's Degree$49,845—Legal Support ServicesCIP 2203 · Associate's Degree$49,44815 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCIP 2401 · Associate's Degree$44,7891,784 gradsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesCIP 1205 · Associate's Degree$42,70423 gradsDesign and Applied ArtsCIP 5004 · Associate's Degree$38,84231 gradsPublic Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherCIP 4499 · Associate's Degree$36,511—Community Organization and AdvocacyCIP 4402 · Associate's Degree$34,216—Teaching Assistants/AidesCIP 1315 · Associate's Degree$31,58718 gradsAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCIP 1002 · Associate's Degree$30,78622 gradsVisual and Performing Arts, GeneralCIP 5001 · Associate's Degree$29,19663 grads
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

24 Suffolk County Community College programs with earnings, grouped by field

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$30,78622 grads

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$60,56328 gradsData ProcessingAssociate's Degree$69,782—

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$42,70423 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's Degree$31,58718 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree$64,15622 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,19018 gradsLegal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$49,44815 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$44,7891,784 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$51,987219 gradsFire ProtectionAssociate's Degree$62,2106 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Community Organization and AdvocacyAssociate's Degree$34,216—Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherAssociate's Degree$36,511—

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesAssociate's Degree$73,50542 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's Degree$29,19663 gradsDesign and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$38,84231 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$97,175238 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$55,53571 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,10752 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree$49,845—

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$52,959319 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$53,99994 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree$53,338—

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's Degree$52,71735 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Suffolk County Community College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$128,636
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 15
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 15year 0year 39
Cost per year
$7,022
HS-only baseline · NY
$40,100
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to Suffolk County Community College in New York

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

NEW YORK$42.3k

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 26% completion
GARDEN CITY$48.2k

Nassau Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 23% completion
LONG ISLAND CITY$41.7k

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 25% completion
BAYSIDE$44.2k

CUNY Queensborough Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 23% completion
VALHALLA$46.8k

SUNY Westchester Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 23% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Suffolk County Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Suffolk County Community College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Suffolk County Community College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →