Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, New York · Also known as Herkimer College · Website
$39,199
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,199
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Herkimer County Community College is a public 2-year college in Herkimer, New York with 1,168 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $13,419 a year (tuition and fees $5,776). 35% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $39,199 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,365 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,419
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$5,776
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
35%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,365
About $120 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,199
Rank 2,814 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,419
- Tuition and fees
- $5,776
- Cost of attendance
- $20,149
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,545
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,616
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,915
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,059
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,479
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,590 in 2015-16 to $5,776 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,168
- Part-time students
- 27%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 35%
- Retention rate
- 59%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 57
- Endowment
- $1.41M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,814 of 5,094 US colleges and 225 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,419 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,776 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 35% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 59% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,365 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,318 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,199 | $47,733 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
57 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 90 | $10,961 | $19,395 | $38,819 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | $12,000 | $32,735 | $40,063 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | $12,000 | $37,597 | $44,170 | $46,706 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | $25,291 | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,754 | $47,660 |
| Security Science and TechnologyAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | $11,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,839 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | $12,000 | Withheld | $43,985 | $39,422 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | $15,352 | $42,322 | $49,058 | $42,269 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,095 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | $16,617 | Withheld | $56,323 | $54,425 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,884 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,370 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,099 |
| MarketingAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,446 | $53,002 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,076 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Herkimer County Community College cost?
$13,419 a year is the average net price at Herkimer County Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,776, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,149. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,545 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Herkimer County Community College?
Herkimer County Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Herkimer County Community College graduates earn?
$39,199 a year is the median pay of former Herkimer County Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,318 after 6 years). That ranks 2,814 of 5,094 US colleges and 225 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's) at $42,322.
How much student debt do Herkimer County Community College graduates have?
$11,365 is the median federal student loan debt of Herkimer County Community College graduates, about $120 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 28% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Herkimer County Community College?
35% of first-time, full-time students at Herkimer County Community College finish within 3 years. 59% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Herkimer County Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (90 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 associate's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (22 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 57 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.