Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) vs SUNY Westchester Community College

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	Hudson Valley Community College	SUNY Westchester Community College
Overview
Location	Troy, New York	Valhalla, New York
Campus setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	57.0%	61.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees		$50
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,464 Out of state: $27,264	In state: $21,674 Out of state: $28,714
Average net price	$9,713	$10,536
Tuition	In state: $4,800 Out of state: $9,600	In state: $4,730 Out of state: $11,770
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	79.0% Average amount $4,387	62.0% Average amount $6,414
Students receiving federal student loan	25.0% Average amount $4,295	4.0% Average amount $4,955
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $6,936	0.0% Average amount $0

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	8,454 Men 48.5% Women 51.5%	9,121 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	2.7%	0.4%
International students	0.3%	1.3%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Mississippi Vermont	New York Connecticut California Delaware Florida

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Liberal Arts Business Computer and Information Science Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	31.4%	24.5%
Dropout rate	44.1%	45.4%
Transferred out	15.5%	13.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,072 Year 2: $67,324 Year 3: $71,426 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $65,544 Year 2: $62,508 Year 3: $63,739 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $62,667 Year 2: $59,640 Year 3: $63,633 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $53,360 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $59,871 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $59,626 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $54,122 Year 2: $49,136 Year 3: $53,755 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,959 Year 2: $51,652 Year 3: $52,385 Information Science/Studies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $35,382 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $50,694 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $41,929 Year 2: $44,728 Year 3: $50,271 Construction Engineering Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,372 Year 2: $48,041 Year 3: $49,414	N/A

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