Student Population at SCCC

Total Enrollment

3,657 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

3,657

Online Enrollment

542

Men Students

1,599

Women Students

2,058

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,657 students have enrolled at Schenectady County Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 1,599 male and 2,058 female students are attending Schenectady County Community College. By attendance status, there are 1,000 full-time students and 2,657 part-time students.

The number of students at Schenectady County Community College is very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Cayuga County Community College and SUNY Corning Community College, its population is relatively small (average population is 4,248).

Schenectady County Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 542 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Schenectady County Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,599 male and 2,058 female students attending SCCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SCCC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SCCC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,657	1,000	2,657
Men	1,599	451	1,148
Women	2,058	549	1,509

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,223 White students (60.79%) and 479 Black or African American students (13.10%) at Schenectady County Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Schenectady County Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Schenectady County Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	31	9	22
Asian	466	192	274
Black or African American	479	195	284
Hispanic	267	100	167
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	5	9
White	2,223	1,020	1,203
Two or More Races	104	45	59
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	73	33	40
Total	3,657	1,599	2,058

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,106 students whose age under twenty five and 374 students whose age is over thirty years old at Schenectady County Community College.

Especially, 2,095 students are younger than eighteen and 16 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Schenectady County Community College.

Population by Student Age at Schenectady County Community College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,657	1,599	2,058
Under 18	2,095	948	1,147
18-19	593	290	303
20-21	253	119	134
22-24	165	63	102
25-29	177	69	108
30-34	128	34	94
35-39	94	30	64
40-49	85	21	64
50-64	51	20	31
65 and over	16	5	11
Total	3,657	1,599	2,058

Online Student Population

At Schenectady County Community College, 1,344 students (36.75% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 542 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 528 students live in New York where Schenectady County Community College is located in and 14 students have enrolled from other states.