Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) vs Tompkins Cortland Community College

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	Mohawk Valley Community College	Tompkins Cortland Community College
Overview
Location	Utica, New York	Dryden, New York
Campus setting	City: Small	Town: Fringe
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	59.0%	48.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
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	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: $20,746 Out of state: $23,044	In state: $21,577 Out of state: $27,232
Average net price	$8,056	$11,089
Tuition	In state: $4,594 Out of state: $6,892	In state: $5,355 Out of state: $11,010
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,380 Meal plan: $3,976	Room/dormitory: $8,400 Meal plan: $2,652
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	78.0% Average amount $7,931	72.0% Average amount $6,626
Students receiving federal student loan	29.0% Average amount $4,848	38.0% Average amount $6,230
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $11,138	3.0% Average amount $9,847

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	5,347 Men 45.2% Women 54.8%	4,563 Men 41.8% Women 58.2%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	1.1%	3.0%
International students	0.6%	0.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	459	816
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York Connecticut New Jersey Virginia	New York New Jersey Mississippi Florida Hawaii

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Liberal Arts Health Professions Automotive Technology Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Public Administration and Social Service Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	34.1%	23.0%
Dropout rate	47.0%	51.2%
Transferred out	11.8%	21.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $46,160 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $47,577 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,698 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,498 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Human Services, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,150 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,560 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Precision Metal Working (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $34,842 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Design and Applied Arts (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,117 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $46,596 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $59,340 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,907 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $60,003 Year 2: $55,594 Year 3: $61,665 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,539 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $34,246 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,293 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $30,899 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,922 Year 2: $21,508 Year 3: $28,800 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $17,014 Year 3: N/A

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