Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York · Also known as OCC · Website
$41,190
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,190
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Onondaga Community College is a public 2-year college in Syracuse, New York with 4,456 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,562 a year (tuition and fees $6,102 in-state, $11,392 out-of-state). 27% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,190 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,562
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,102
Out-of-state $11,392
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
27%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,000
About $106 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,190
Rank 2,490 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
- $8,562
- Tuition in-state
- $6,102
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,392
- Cost of attendance
- $16,585
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 18%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,490
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,958
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,307
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,269
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,707
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 $5,014 in 2015-16 to $6,102 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
- 4,456
- Part-time students
- 30%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 27%
- Retention rate
- 55%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 79
- Endowment
- $16.8M
- 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 2,490 of 5,094 US colleges and 203 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,562 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,102 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 27% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 55% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,000 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,215 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,190 | $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. 41% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
79 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 | 276 | $9,500 | $22,966 | $41,819 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 79 | $12,000 | $34,922 | $49,450 | $48,733 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 46 | $12,019 | $27,366 | $38,232 | $39,422 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 44 | $15,575 | $70,178 | $86,920 | $80,813 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $8,605 | $27,074 | $46,949 | $46,706 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| JournalismAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | $8,250 | Withheld | $45,638 | $41,496 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | $9,500 | $48,058 | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,773 |
| MusicAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | $12,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $34,056 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | $10,085 | $29,915 | $44,520 | $43,243 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $28,579 | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,162 |
| Fire ProtectionAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | $37,705 | Withheld | $73,589 |
| Information Science/StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | $31,342 | Withheld | $56,799 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | $35,484 | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,767 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | $9,922 | Withheld | $29,787 | $38,127 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Syracuse and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does Onondaga Community College cost?
$8,562 a year is the average net price at Onondaga Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,102 for in-state students and $11,392 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,585. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,490 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Onondaga Community College?
Onondaga Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Onondaga Community College graduates earn?
$41,190 a year is the median pay of former Onondaga Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,215 after 6 years). That ranks 2,490 of 5,094 US colleges and 203 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $70,178.
How much student debt do Onondaga Community College graduates have?
$10,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Onondaga Community College graduates, about $106 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 18% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Onondaga Community College?
27% of first-time, full-time students at Onondaga Community College finish within 3 years. 55% 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 Onondaga Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (276 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (79 associate's graduates), Human Services, General (46 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 79 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.