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Hudson Valley Community College Overview

Located in Troy, New York, Hudson Valley Community College is a public institution. Troy is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Hudson Valley Community College Known For?

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  • Students at HVCC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at HVCC is the associate's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 47% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from HVCC makes roughly $43,844 a year. This is 7% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Hudson Valley Community College?

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Contact details for HVCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-629-4822
Website: www.hvcc.edu

How Do I Get Into HVCC?

You can apply to HVCC online at: www.hvcc.edu/admissions/apply.html

Since Hudson Valley 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 Hudson Valley Community College?

26% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At HVCC, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,490 a year. That adds up to $17,960 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at HVCC is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hudson Valley Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,317 Full-Time Undergraduates
45% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,454 undergraduate students at HVCC, with 4,317 being full-time and 4,137 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,317 full-time undergraduates at HVCC, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 327
Black or African American 484
Hispanic or Latino 363
White 2,882
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 240

Over 32 countries are represented at HVCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Angola.

Online Learning at Hudson Valley Community College

2,311 Took All Classes Online
5,558 Took At Least One Class Online
82.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 5,558 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 7th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of HVCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hudson Valley Community College was 82.0%. This is the #475 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at HVCC regardless of major.

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%.

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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