Orange County Community College
Middletown, New York · Also known as SUNY Orange · Website
$44,117
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,117
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Orange County Community College is a public 2-year college in Middletown, New York with 3,989 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,794 a year (tuition and fees $6,526 in-state, $12,334 out-of-state). 25% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $44,117 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,794
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,526
Out-of-state $12,334
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
25%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,000
About $127 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,117
Rank 2,118 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
- $6,794
- Tuition in-state
- $6,526
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,334
- Cost of attendance
- $14,807
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 20%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,797
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,094
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,236
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,989
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,129
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 $5,122 in 2015-16 to $6,526 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
- 3,989
- Part-time students
- 45%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 25%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 37
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 2,118 of 5,094 US colleges and 183 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,794 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,526 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 25% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,000 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,486 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,117 | $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. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
37 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 | 211 | $10,320 | $20,630 | $42,603 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 116 | $14,000 | $79,188 | $99,513 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 50 | $12,000 | $29,595 | $50,302 | $48,733 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $13,303 | $36,111 | $53,827 | $46,706 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | $9,500 | $51,727 | $50,894 | $42,269 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | $64,661 | $61,275 | $61,982 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,472 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,816 | $47,660 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,373 | $36,074 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $77,945 | $65,389 |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | $22,181 | $29,860 | $36,221 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,767 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,551 | $39,422 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| MusicAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,056 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
| MarketingAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Middletown 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 Orange County Community College cost?
$6,794 a year is the average net price at Orange County Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,526 for in-state students and $12,334 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,807. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,797 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Orange County Community College?
Orange County Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Orange County Community College graduates earn?
$44,117 a year is the median pay of former Orange County Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,486 after 6 years). That ranks 2,118 of 5,094 US colleges and 183 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 $79,188.
How much student debt do Orange County Community College graduates have?
$12,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Orange County Community College graduates, about $127 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 20% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Orange County Community College?
25% of first-time, full-time students at Orange County Community College finish within 3 years. 61% 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 Orange County Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (211 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (116 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (50 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 37 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.