Rockland Community College
Suffern, New York · Website
$50,243
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,243
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rockland Community College is a public 2-year college in Suffern, New York with 3,834 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,282 a year (tuition and fees $6,862). 29% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $50,243 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,497 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,282
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$6,862
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
29%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,497
About $90 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,243
Rank 1,455 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
- $11,282
- Tuition and fees
- $6,862
- Cost of attendance
- $18,713
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.9%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,248
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,991
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,807
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,684
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,431
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 $4,654 in 2015-16 to $6,862 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
- 3,834
- Part-time students
- 38%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 29%
- Retention rate
- 60%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 68
- 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 1,455 of 5,094 US colleges and 132 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,282 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,862 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 29% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 60% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,497 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,430 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,243 | $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. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
68 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 | 314 | $8,400 | $21,840 | $39,630 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 95 | $11,193 | $81,689 | $103,785 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,497 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $8,500 | $29,633 | $53,294 | $46,706 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,799 | $54,726 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | $37,262 | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Information Science/StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,799 |
| Engineering ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,747 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,162 |
| MarketingAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Mathematics and Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,095 |
| International BusinessAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,207 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,243 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Suffern 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 Rockland Community College cost?
$11,282 a year is the average net price at Rockland Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,862, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,713. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,248 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rockland Community College?
Rockland Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Rockland Community College graduates earn?
$50,243 a year is the median pay of former Rockland Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,430 after 6 years). That ranks 1,455 of 5,094 US colleges and 132 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 $81,689.
How much student debt do Rockland Community College graduates have?
$8,497 is the median federal student loan debt of Rockland Community College graduates, about $90 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.9% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rockland Community College?
29% of first-time, full-time students at Rockland Community College finish within 3 years. 60% 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 Rockland Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (314 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (95 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (67 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 68 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.