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Dutchess Community College

Dutchess Community College
53 Pendell Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1595


Website: https://www.sunydutchess.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 7,021
Full-time undergraduates: 2,556
Part-time undergraduates: 4,491
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
22.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
51.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Nonresident Alien
6.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 130 acres
Nearest major city: New York City

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 33%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 3%
Percent of students who live off campus: 97%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1606
Other computer facilities/services: 6 laptops available in dormitory
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Rap, Poetry and Music; Outdoor Adventure; Student Government Association; Gamers Club; Masquer's Guild Theatre Club

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's soccer  
Women's basketball  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's softball  
Women's volleyball  


GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Stewart International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 72% within six months of graduation

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