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Compare Finger Lakes Community College vs Community College of Vermont

Canandaigua, NY · Montpelier, VT

Finger Lakes Community CollegeCommunity College of Vermont
Cost
Price after aid (average)$13,898/yr$13,696/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$11,044/yr$12,373/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$12,975$10,491
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$12,386/yr$12,719/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$15,248/yr$14,430/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$17,058/yr$18,658/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$19,157/yr$20,373/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$138/mo$111/mo
Room & board (on campus)$15,008/yrNo data reported
Room & board (off campus)$12,144/yr$14,247/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$1,008/yr$1,000/yr
Other living costs (on campus)$2,714/yrNo data reported
Sticker price (before aid)$19,900/yr$21,123/yr
Tuition (in-state)$6,234/yr$6,920/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$8,418/yr$13,640/yr
Students with Pell Grants27%30%
Students taking federal loans26%3.7%
Getting in
Students who get accepted100%No data reported
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate30%20%
Freshmen who come back53%49%
Typical earnings 10 years in$40,054/yr$36,234/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$22,600–$57,845$17,441–$56,454
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)34%19%
Typical earnings 6 years in$36,637/yr$37,362/yr
Earn more than a HS grad55%52%
Graduate on time22%12%
First-gen students who finish26%13%
Low-income students who finish19%13%
Students who transfer out20%24%
Typical earnings 8 years in$36,556/yr$37,006/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsHealth Professions 15% · Business, Management & Marketing 12% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 12%Business, Management & Marketing 20% · Health Professions 18% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 15%
Most popular programHealth Professions — 15% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 20% of degrees
2nd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 12% of degreesHealth Professions — 18% of degrees
3rd most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 12% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 15% of degrees
4th most popular programComputer & Information Sciences — 9% of degreesEducation — 13% of degrees
5th most popular programNatural Resources & Conservation — 7% of degreesPublic Administration & Social Service — 10% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $69,652/yrPublic Administration and Social Service Professions, Other — $38,216/yr
Degrees in STEM14%5.1%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment2,9802,841
Students per professor15 : 119 : 1
Average professor pay$7,201/moNo data reported
Full-time professors100%No data reported
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationNew England Commission on Higher Education
Median family income$32,408$23,004
SettingRural (fringe)Rural (fringe)
LocationCanandaigua, NYMontpelier, VT
RegionMid EastNew England
Founded19651970
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-High NontraditionalAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0.9%0.7%
Men44%27%
Women56%73%
White students70%79%
Black students8.9%4.5%
Hispanic or Latino students10%4.2%
Asian students1.4%2.5%
Two or more races4.8%4.9%
Other / not reported3.2%3.7%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students38%51%
Part-time students34%80%
Students age 25+21%38%
Spent on teaching per student$7,030/yr$3,529/yr
Endowment$2.6MNo data reported
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingYes — dorms on campusNo — no campus housing
Beds in campus housing353No data reported
Required to live on campusNoNo data reported
Room charge (campus housing)$8,572/yrNo data reported
Meal plan charge$6,273/yrNo data reported
Meal plan offeredYesNo
Meals per weekVaries by weekNo data reported
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoYes
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesYesYes
Teacher certificationNoNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesNo
Job placement for graduatesYesNo
On-campus day careYesNo
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolYesYes
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationYesNo
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data from2024-25No data reported
College sports levelNJCAA Division IIINo intercollegiate athletics reported
Football teamNoNo data reported
Varsity teams15No data reported
Student athletes272No data reported
Athletic scholarships$0No data reported
Athletics budget$532,721No data reported
Athletics revenue$595,059No data reported
Recruiting spend$0No data reported

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year, campus photo and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.