Hudson Valley Community College

80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY, 12180
Tel: 5186294822
Public | 13,230 students
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hudson Valley Community College serves 13,230 students (54% of students are full-time).
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is lower than the college average of 21:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body.
  • Hudson Valley Community College is the only community colleges within Rensselaer County, NY.

School Overview:
Hudson Valley Community College
Community College Avg.
Title IV Eligible YES YES
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control Public Public
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		 677 staff 63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment 13,230 students 1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio 1:20 1:21
# Full-Time Students		 7,183 students 1,262 students
# Part-Time Students		 6,047 students 1,508 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		 1% 1%
% Asian		 3% 2%
% Hawaiian		 - 1%
% Hispanic		 1% 6%
% Black		 11% 15%
% White		 82% 62%
% Two or more races		 2% 2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $4,100 $4,485
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $12,242 $8,679
 
Percent Admitted 100% 69%

School Notes:

  • Founded in 1953 with sponsorship by Rensselaer County, Hudson Valley was the eighth community college established in New York subsequent to the adoption of a 1948 education law permitting counties to create publicly funded two-year colleges. Rensselaer County converted the Veteran's Vocational School on Seventh Avenue in Troy into a broader technical training program first called the Troy Technical Institute. That name was changed within a few months to Hudson Valley Technical Institute, to reflect the wider area the school hoped to serve, and then again to Hudson Valley Community College as the school's educational mission broadened.

  • Hudson Valley Community College serves approximately 13,000 students each semester, and employs more than 600 full- and part-time faculty members.

    Currently the second-largest institution of higher learning in the Capital Region of New York State, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 70 degree and certificate programs through its four schools: Business; Engineering & Industrial Technologies; Health Sciences; and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  • The campus provides extensive, state-of-the-art facilities to support its academic programs, including the Bulmer Telecommunications Center, which encompasses the latest innovations in multi-media presentation, video teleconferencing, distance learning, and instructional technology, and the McDonough Sports Complex, a 126,000-square-foot recreational facility that contains a field house and the ice rink.


  • The college's Associate in Applied Science (AAS) and Associate in Occupational Studies (AOS) programs lead to immediate employment in industry, business, government and health agencies. The college's Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) programs lead to transfer of students to four-year colleges and universities. In addition, the college sponsors a number of certificate programs that prepare students for selected occupational specialties.
  • The college is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education and is a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Sports Associations Memberships: National Athletic Association, National Junior College Athletic Association

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