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×Suffern, New York
Estimated Cost
$6,357
Financial Aid
$3,406
Students
5,000 - 9,999
Rockland Community College is a two-year college in the State University of New York system, located in hamlet of Viola within the Village of Suffern from the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. The college, established in 1959, became the 18th community college to join the SUNY system - the year Rockland County was celebrating the 350 anniversary of the Hudson River & Lake Champlain in the former county almshouse. The college offers 51 programs and offers both associate degrees and certificates. Additionally, students can earn other degrees, including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in the arts and sciences, Doctoral Program in Executive Leadership (EdD), technology, and health professions while attending classes at Rockland through articulation programs with four-year schools. The current enrollment is about 7,500 full and part-time students which includes about 125 International students from more than 50 foreign countries and approximately 800 high school enroll in credit courses.[1] The main campus is in Suffern, New York, but instructions are also offered at an extension sites in Haverstraw and Orangeburg. The Spring Valley satellite campus has been discontinued. It was located in the historic North Main Street School.
Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.
2024 Best Colleges in America
#3854 of 6828
2024 Best Colleges in New york
#307 of 453
2024 Top Community Colleges in New york
#51 of 82
The most popular major at Rockland Community College is Liberal Arts followed by Business Management, Security & Enforcement, Medical and Computer Sciences.
Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from Rockland Community College within four or six years.