North Country Community College

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#9295 / #2462
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public community college in Saranac Lake, New York

North Country Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2462
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,802
Graduation rate
33%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
819

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About North Country Community College

According to Wikipedia, North Country Community College is a public community college in Saranac Lake, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system. Founded in 1967, the college's main campus is located in Saranac Lake, New York, and it has additional locations in Malone and Ticonderoga. The college is sponsored by Franklin and Essex counties.

North Country Community College's Online Degrees

AS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Humanities and Social Science
Degree Concentrations
  • Psychology
  • English
  • Math and Science
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Gerontology
  • Required Credits: 24
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online

North Country Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
51%33%

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 North Country Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,802
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$8,685
30K - 48K$13,825
48K - 75K$14,643
75K - 110K$17,384
110K+$17,622

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 North Country Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former North Country Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,871 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.

North Country Community College's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-Grads
2,0612,061

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

Where is North Country Community College?

North Country Community College is located at 23 Santanoni Avenue, Saranac Lake, NY 12983-0089.

How Safe is North Country Community College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on North Country 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, North Country Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Saranac Lake has a violent crime rate of 0.04% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.02%. 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 North Country Community College Known For?

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

North Country Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much North Country 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

Medical
#5552
World Rank
#5554
Historical Rank
#1610
USA Rank

North Country Community College ranks #1610 in the U.S. and #5552 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#7428
World Rank
#7431
Historical Rank
#1959
USA Rank

North Country Community College ranks #1959 in the U.S. and #7428 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Nursing
#5151
World Rank
#5151
Historical Rank
#2051
USA Rank

North Country Community College ranks #2051 in the U.S. and #5151 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Criminal Justice
#5860
World Rank
#5862
Historical Rank
#2801
USA Rank

North Country Community College ranks #2801 in the U.S. and #5860 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Computer Science
#12064
World Rank
#12071
Historical Rank
#3319
USA Rank

North Country Community College ranks #3319 in the U.S. and #12064 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees