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Dutchess Community College is a public institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. Poughkeepsie is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Dutchess Community College?

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Contact details for DCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1595
Phone: 845-431-8000
Website: www.sunydutchess.edu

How Do I Get Into DCC?

You can apply to DCC online at: https://www.sunydutchess.edu/admissions/applynow.html

Dutchess Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Dutchess Community College?

27% Take Out Loans
4.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At DCC, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $5,032 a year. That adds up to $20,128 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DCC is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Dutchess Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,720 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,222 undergraduate students at DCC, with 2,720 being full-time and 4,502 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,720 full-time undergraduates at DCC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dutchess Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 85
Black or African American 359
Hispanic or Latino 684
White 1,332
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 243

Over 27 countries are represented at DCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Dutchess Community College

1,410 Took All Classes Online
2,966 Took At Least One Class Online
777.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,966 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DCC has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of DCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Dutchess Community College was 777.5%. This is the #83 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at DCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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