Student Outcomes Information

Student retention and completion information shows the trends in how Onondaga Community College students progress towards their educational goals. This information can be especially helpful to prospective students in evaluating their expectations regarding the typical amount of time to completion.

Student Body Diversity Fall 2021

As a part of the recently revised Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), institutions must now provide information about the student body diversity, including the percentage of enrolled students in the following categories:

Total Enrolled Students = 7,687

Enrollment Status

Full-time = 3,012 (39.2%)
Part-time = 4,675 (60.8%)

Gender

Male = 3,568 (46.4%)
Female = 4,119 (53.6%)

Race/Ethnicity

U.S. Nonresident = 40 (0.5%)
Hispanic/Latino = 359 (4.7%)
American Indian or Alaska Native = 77 (1.0%)
Asian = 225 (2.9%)
Black or African American = 798 (10.4%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander = 5 (0.1%)
White = 2,995 (39.0%)
Two or more races = 235 (3.1%)
Race and ethnicity unknown = 2,953 (38.4%)

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2021-22

Retention Rates

As a part of the recently revised Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), institutions must make available the retention rate of certificate - or degree-seeking, first-time undergraduate students as reported to IPEDS.

Fall 2020 First-time, Full-time, degree seeking Students = 1,347
Retained as of Fall 2021 = 647
Retention Rate = 48.0%

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2021-22

Financial Aid Status

Recipient of Federal Pell Grant (AY 2020-21) = 783 (58.1%)

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2021-22

Completion/Graduation/Transfer-Out Rates

As a part of the recently revised Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), institutions must now provide their completion and graduation rate information disaggregated by:

Gender
Major racial and ethnic subgroup (as defined in IPEDS)
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan

Fall 2019 First-time, full-time, Degree seeking Students

	Number of Cohort	Students that Completed within 3 years
Overall	1,647	408 (24.8%)

Gender
Male	832	188 (22.6%)
Female	815	220 (27.0%)

Race Ethnicity
U.S. Nonresident	15	3 (20.0%)
Hispanic/Latino	158	25 (15.8%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	33	4 (12.1%)
Asian	55	21 (38.2%)
Black or African American	324	49 (15.1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0 (0.0%)
White	932	280 (30.0%)
Two or more races	87	16 (18.4%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	42	10 (23.8%)

Financial Aid Status*
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant	998	205 (20.5%)
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan that did not receive a Pell Grant	95	23 (24.2%)
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or Subsidized Stafford Loan	554	180 (32.5%)

Total Transfer-out Rates	1,647	282 (17.1%)

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2022-23
*College Data: Fall 2019 Cohort Retention

Graduate Employment

39% of graduates pursued post-graduation employment
80% of graduates with post-graduation employment plans were employed

Source: Based on 2022 Post-Graduation Survey, conducted Spring 2022 through Spring 2023, data includes all graduate survey responses from all degree and certificate programs; 205 (21.9%) graduates participated in the survey.