Dutchess Community College

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#6725 / #1774
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Dutchess Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1774
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,920
Graduation rate
31%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,824

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About Dutchess Community College

According to Wikipedia, Dutchess Community College is a public community college in Dutchess County, New York. It is one of 30 community colleges within the State University of New York system . The main campus covers . DCC also operates the Center for Excellence in Industry and Innovation in Fishkill, approximately south, in Fishkill and an aviation education center at the Hudson Valley Regional Airport in Wappingers Falls .

Dutchess Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
61%31%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Dutchess Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,920
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$7,701
30K - 48K$8,102
48K - 75K$8,994
75K - 110K$13,263
110K+$14,923

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Dutchess Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Dutchess Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,927 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Dutchess Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
8,3278,327

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Dutchess Community College?

Dutchess Community College is located at 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1595.

How Safe is Dutchess Community College?

Relative to its enrollment, Dutchess Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is Dutchess Community College Known For?

Dutchess Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Dutchess Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Dutchess Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#1569
World Rank
#1574
Historical Rank
#829
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #829 in the U.S. and #1569 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#3675
World Rank
#3677
Historical Rank
#1071
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #1071 in the U.S. and #3675 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Social Work
#3090
World Rank
#3090
Historical Rank
#1281
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #1281 in the U.S. and #3090 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Computer Science
#6020
World Rank
#6028
Historical Rank
#1458
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #1458 in the U.S. and #6020 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Nursing
#4165
World Rank
#4165
Historical Rank
#1654
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #1654 in the U.S. and #4165 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Sociology
#5373
World Rank
#5377
Historical Rank
#1791
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #1791 in the U.S. and #5373 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Communications
#6801
World Rank
#6818
Historical Rank
#1823
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #1823 in the U.S. and #6801 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Engineering
#9675
World Rank
#9680
Historical Rank
#2101
USA Rank

Dutchess Community College ranks #2101 in the U.S. and #9675 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees

Who Are Dutchess Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Bill Duke
Bill Duke
An American actor and director.
Matthew Lee
An American sociologist and criminologist.