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Herkimer County Community College

Herkimer, NY444 online only

Herkimer County Community College is a public community college in Herkimer, NY, with about 1,419 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,419
plus 444 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,419
tuition and fees $5,776; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
35%
lower than at 84% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$39,199
lower than at 55% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Herkimer County Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Herkimer County Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $20,149 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,776Room & board $13,516Books & supplies $1,275

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,419.

Tuition and fees are $5,776 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$14,915

About $29,830 over 2 years · 26% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
35%
within 3 years · Pell students 31%
Come back for year two
59%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$39,199
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$11,365
about $120 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$120 a month against about $2,777 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

37%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 34% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$37k
Middle income$30–75k
$40k
Higher incomeover $75k
$47k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 27%Business 19%Public safety 13%Health professions 12%Legal studies 6%Psychology 5%Everything else 18%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities90 graduates a year · typical debt $10,961
$39k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations38 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$40k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections22 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$44k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services17 graduates a year
$47k4 yrs out
Security Science and Technology14 graduates a year · typical debt $11,500
—not reported
Human Services, General11 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$44k4 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General11 graduates a year
—not reported
Legal Support Services10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,168 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 58%Hispanic 12%Black 17%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 4%

Women and men

Women 48%Men 52%
14 : 1
students per teacher
39%
get Pell grants (lower income)
28%
take federal loans
22%
undergrads 25 or older
27%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Herkimer

8% of Herkimer’s 7,195 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Herkimer pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Herkimer County Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Mohawk Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Utica
11.1 mi5,194 students
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUniversity or college · Public · Marcy
13.4 mi1,798 students
Saint Elizabeth College of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Utica
13.6 mi146 students
Utica UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Utica
14.1 mi2,130 students
Hamilton CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kirkland
20.3 mi2,048 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.