North Country Community College is a public community college located in Saranac Lake, NY. It offers 40 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees of North Country Community College is $6,562 for New York residents and $13,735 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than that of New York public community colleges' average ($10,861).

The school has 1,604 students, which is lower than New York community collleges' average (2,570). In addition, 223 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (15 to 1) of New York community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at North Country Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New York community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,562$13,735
Books & Supplies$2,000
On-Campus Living Costs$11,796
Off-Campus Living Costs$11,796
Average Financial Aid$7,171
Cost of Attendance$20,358$27,531
After Financial Aid$13,187$20,360
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New York ResidentsOut-of-State Students
North Country Community College$6,562$13,735
Public Community Colleges in New York$7,244$10,861
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

North Country Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs2NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs1129NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Teacher Assistant/Aide NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Adult Development and Aging NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family and Community ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General Studies 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Design and Visual Communications 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic MassageNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 50 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training44 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED 26 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Franchising and Franchise Operations NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,604 students at North Country Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 509 male students and 1,086 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,5955801,015
Male Students509187322
Female Students1,086393693

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,604 total students, 488 students enrolled through distance learning (223 students enrolled exclusively and 265 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,604
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses223
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses265
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,116

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for North Country Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address23 Santanoni Avenue, Saranac Lake, NY
Phone518-891-2915
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$6,562
Out-of-State$13,735
Student Population »1,604 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »26%
Transfer-out Rate16%
Retention Rate49% (Full-time)
35% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$7,171
Students to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)