Jefferson Community College

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#10476 / #2782
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Watertown, New York, U.S.

Jefferson Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2782
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,504
Graduation rate
34%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,499

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Jefferson Community College Featured Rankings

About Jefferson Community College

According to Wikipedia, Jefferson Community College is a public community college in Watertown, New York. Established on November 7, 1961, Jefferson Community College was the area's first institution of higher education and remains the only college with a campus in a radius. It was initially accredited in 1969, and is the only college in the State University of New York System with a zoo technology degree program.

Jefferson Community College 's Online Degrees

AAS in Office Technologies
Degree Concentrations
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism
  • Required Credits: 24
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 32
  • Completion Time: 1-2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 63
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Childhood Education
Degree Concentrations
  • Degree Completion
  • Required Credits: 63
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Required Credits: 63
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Individual Studies
  • Required Credits: 60-63
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Individual Studies
  • Required Credits: 60-61
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Individual Studies
  • Required Credits: 60-61
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Chemical Dependency
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online

Jefferson Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
56%34%

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 Jefferson Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,504
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$6,142
30K - 48K$5,335
48K - 75K$8,003
75K - 110K$11,283
110K+$14,210

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 Jefferson Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Jefferson Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,092 a year, and 85% 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.

Jefferson Community College 's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-Grads
3,2113,211

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

Where is Jefferson Community College ?

Jefferson Community College is located at 1220 Coffeen St, Watertown, NY 13601-1897.

How Safe is Jefferson Community College ?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Jefferson Community College ’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Jefferson Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Watertown has a violent crime rate of 0.63% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.07%. 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); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Jefferson Community College Known For?

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

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

Each rank compares how much Jefferson 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
#2264
World Rank
#2267
Historical Rank
#1156
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #1156 in the U.S. and #2264 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#5930
World Rank
#5931
Historical Rank
#1718
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #1718 in the U.S. and #5930 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Nursing
#5152
World Rank
#5152
Historical Rank
#2052
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #2052 in the U.S. and #5152 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Mathematics
#8332
World Rank
#8354
Historical Rank
#2319
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #2319 in the U.S. and #8332 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Education
#8933
World Rank
#8939
Historical Rank
#2414
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #2414 in the U.S. and #8933 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Engineering
#12554
World Rank
#12557
Historical Rank
#3009
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #3009 in the U.S. and #12554 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#11556
World Rank
#11563
Historical Rank
#3150
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #3150 in the U.S. and #11556 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#12923
World Rank
#12923
Historical Rank
#3512
USA Rank

Jefferson Community College ranks #3512 in the U.S. and #12923 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees