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Jefferson Community College is a public institution situated in Watertown, New York. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

85 Undergraduate Degrees

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Jefferson 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 Jefferson Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Online Specialized Sales Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#62 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Jefferson Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Tourism Promotion Operations Schools College Factual
#1 Best Tourism Promotion Operations Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#1 Best Value Colleges for Tourism Promotion Operations College Factual
#1 Highest Paid Tourism Promotion Operations Graduates College Factual

Where Is Jefferson Community College?

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Contact details for Jefferson Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1220 Coffeen St, Watertown, NY 13601-1897
Phone: 315-786-2200
Website: www.sunyjefferson.edu

How Do I Get Into Jefferson Community College?

You can apply to Jefferson Community College online at: https://www.sunyjefferson.edu/admissions/apply/index.php

Since Jefferson 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 Jefferson Community College?

42% Take Out Loans
14.4% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Jefferson Community College, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,129 a year. That adds up to $20,516 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Jefferson Community College is 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Jefferson Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,431 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,658 undergraduate students at Jefferson Community College, with 1,431 being full-time and 1,227 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,431 full-time undergraduates at Jefferson Community College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 115
Hispanic or Latino 156
White 1,002
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 131

Over 9 countries are represented at Jefferson Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Australia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Jefferson Community College

1,665 Took All Classes Online
2,041 Took At Least One Class Online
106.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,041 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 27th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Jefferson Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Jefferson Community College was 106.9%. This is the #355 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Jefferson Community College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Jefferson Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Jefferson Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Tourism Promotion Operations #1
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing #3
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #27
Business Support & Assistant Services #38
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping #47
Accounting #103

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%.

Jefferson 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 49 0 49
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 15 2 17
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 13 0 13
Tourism Promotion Operations 3 0 3
Agricultural Business 2 0 2
Special Products Marketing Operations 0 1 1
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0
TOTAL 82 3 85

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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