Dutchess Community College Business Programs

Dutchess Community College is a public institution situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. The suburban atmosphere of Poughkeepsie makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Dutchess Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DCC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#123	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Dutchess Community College?

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

Since Dutchess Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Dutchess Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DCC, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,177 a year. That adds up to $20,708 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DCC is 11.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Dutchess Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,034 undergraduate students at DCC, with 3,015 being full-time and 5,019 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,015 full-time undergraduates at DCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	81
Black or African American	392
Hispanic or Latino	725
White	1,569
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	231

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

In 2019-2020, 4,820 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.

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 #103 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%.

Dutchess Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	122	0	122
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	4	3	7
TOTAL	126	3	129

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.