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Dutchess Community College

Dutchess Community College
53 Pendell Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Official telephone: (845) 431-8000
Website: https://www.sunydutchess.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,601
Full-time undergraduates: 2,645
Part-time undergraduates: 3,956
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
27.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
44.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.1% Nonresident Alien
6.3% 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: 73%

STUDY FACILITIES
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1606
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement 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:
Student Gov't Association ; Outdoor Adventure; Alpha Beta Gamma; Dutchess and Dragons ; Dutchess Student Media Group

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

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

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Stewart Airport

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 75% within six months of graduation

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