SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, New York · Website
$46,822
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,822
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY Westchester Community College is a public 2-year college in Valhalla, New York with 8,078 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,373 a year (tuition and fees $5,948 in-state, $12,486 out-of-state). 25% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $46,822 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,400 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,373
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,948
Out-of-state $12,486
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
25%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,400
About $110 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,822
Rank 1,776 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
- $9,373
- Tuition in-state
- $5,948
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,486
- Cost of attendance
- $15,316
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.8%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,965
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,398
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,505
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,782
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,403
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 $4,723 in 2015-16 to $5,948 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
- 8,078
- Part-time students
- 44%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 25%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 72
- 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 1,776 of 5,094 US colleges and 154 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,373 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,948 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 25% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,400 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,539 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,822 | $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. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 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 | 431 | Withheld | $30,417 | $50,312 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 119 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | Withheld | $84,624 | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,243 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| MarketingAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Information Science/StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,799 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,519 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $24,479 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Valhalla 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 SUNY Westchester Community College cost?
$9,373 a year is the average net price at SUNY Westchester Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,948 for in-state students and $12,486 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,316. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,965 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SUNY Westchester Community College?
SUNY Westchester Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do SUNY Westchester Community College graduates earn?
$46,822 a year is the median pay of former SUNY Westchester Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,539 after 6 years). That ranks 1,776 of 5,094 US colleges and 154 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $84,624.
How much student debt do SUNY Westchester Community College graduates have?
$10,400 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY Westchester Community College graduates, about $110 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.8% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY Westchester Community College?
25% of first-time, full-time students at SUNY Westchester Community College finish within 3 years. 65% 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 SUNY Westchester Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (431 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (119 associate's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (59 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 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.