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Mohawk Valley Community College: cost, admission and results

Mohawk Valley Community College is a public college in Utica, New York. It has about 2,950 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $5,717 a year.

At a glance

  • $5,717Net price a year
  • 38%Graduation rate
  • $45,196Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Utica, New York 13501
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Small city
Undergraduate students
2,950
Students per teacher
18 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
mvcc.edu

Getting in

Mohawk Valley Community College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from New York$6,324
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$9,010
Room and meals on campus$12,380
Books and supplies$1,600
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$13,926
Average net price after grants and scholarships$5,717

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 63% below the median net price of colleges in New York on this site ($15,275). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$4,545
$30,001 to $48,000$4,399
$48,001 to $75,000$6,112
$75,001 to $110,000$9,270
Above $110,000$12,412

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNY medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year60%79%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)38%50%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$45,196$60,260$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$9,250$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in New York and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

25% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 14% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 56% women and 44% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 83 of the 254 colleges in New York on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,272.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Mohawk Valley Community College?

Published tuition and fees are $6,324 a year for students from New York and $9,010 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Mohawk Valley Community College?

38% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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