Student Life

How much do you really know about your community college?

1,022 students graduated in 2000. Of these graduates, 64.4% transferred to other colleges and universities.
73.6% of graduates were employed after six months.
80 companies in Westchester employed recent Westchester Community College graduates.
Westchester Community College has 12 off-campus sites located throughout Westchester County.
Of the students who attend full time, 52% are men and 48% are women.
Westchester Community College offers approximately 40 programs leading to an associate’s degree and another 15 programs leading to a certificate’s degree.
Westchester Community College has the largest Continuing Education Program in the SUNY system with an enrollment over 11,800 in 2001.

Since it opened in 1946, Westchester Community College has enrolled more than 300,331 students.

In June 2000, 16.7% of Westchester County high school students applied to Westchester Community College for the Fall 2000 semester; 10% were enrolled.

Nearly 33,000 students have completed their studies in a Westchester Community College certificate or degree program and are productively employed.

Of the 2000 graduates who reported continuing their education after graduation, 57.7% attended a four-year college located in Westchester County, 25.6% attended college in New York State outside the County, and 4.5% attended college out of state.

In Fall 2000, the average age of a Westchester Community College student was 28.3. The average age of part-time students was 33.5, of full-time students, 21.6 years.

Women comprise 48% of full-time students. Sixty-three percent of part-time students are women. The College serves a diverse student body:

more than 3,000 mature adults in Mainstream, The Institute for Mature Adults
approximately 4,000 minority students (38% of the student body)
881 disabled students
lower socio-economic students
2,500 students attending ESL classes
several students with Ph.D. degrees!