Which Dutchess Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $7,646 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Dutchess Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Dutchess Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,670 a year, and $10,670 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,065 a year.

How many Dutchess Community College programs report graduate pay?

6 associate's programs and one certificate program at Dutchess Community College report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Dutchess Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Poughkeepsie, NY
3,824 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Dutchess Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($80,603), and Communications the least ($17,585). The median program pays $25,167. Dutchess Community College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,670Per year. Out-of-state $10,670

Average net price after aid$10,065Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 6 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	NursingAbout 35 graduates a year	$80,603	$95,880	$21,868	12th of 45
2	Criminal JusticeAbout 38 graduates a year	$26,891	$47,438	$11,515	29th of 34
3	Business AdministrationAbout 107 graduates a year	$25,712	$51,171	$7,646	24th of 32
4	Human ServicesAbout 50 graduates a year	$24,622	$33,331	$14,324	9th of 11
5	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 291 graduates a year	$22,095	$37,926	$11,000	34th of 46
6	CommunicationsAbout 30 graduates a year	$17,585	$36,269	$10,998	6th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across New York.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$33,341	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 291 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 107 graduates a year
Human ServicesAbout 50 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 38 graduates a year
NursingAbout 35 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $80,603 in their first year, the most of 6 Dutchess Community College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels