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Clinton Community College

Plattsburgh, NY61 online only

Clinton Community College is a public community college in Plattsburgh, NY, with about 954 students on campus.

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Students on campus
954
plus 61 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,112
tuition and fees $6,831; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
37%
lower than at 82% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$39,246
lower than at 55% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Clinton Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,318 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $6,831Books & supplies $1,442Other costs $8,045

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,112.

Tuition and fees are $6,831 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

$9,675

About $19,350 over 2 years · 41% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
37%
within 3 years · Pell students 32%
Come back for year two
52%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$39,246
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$13,250
about $140 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

4.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$140 a month against about $2,932 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

40%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 40% 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
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$45k
Higher incomeover $75k
$40k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 39%Liberal arts 31%Psychology 8%Business 7%Public safety 6%Parks, recreation & fitness 2%Everything else 6%

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 Humanities27 graduates a year · typical debt $10,053
$37k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing26 graduates a year · typical debt $18,505
$80k4 yrs out
Information Science/Studies10 graduates a year
—not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology7 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Services, General5 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations4 graduates a year
$27k1 yr out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians3 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections3 graduates a year · typical debt $10,975
$46k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

400 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 66%Hispanic 4%Black 10%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 2%

Women and men

Women 55%Men 45%
23 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
13%
take federal loans
15%
undergrads 25 or older
37%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Plattsburgh

3% of Plattsburgh’s 11,748 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Plattsburgh pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

State University of New York at PlattsburghUniversity or college · Public · Plattsburgh
3.3 mi3,532 students
University of VermontUniversity or college · Public · Burlington
16.8 mi13,848 students
Champlain CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Burlington
16.8 mi1,782 students
Saint Michael's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Colchester
17.1 mi1,331 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.