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Suffolk County Community College

Selden, New York · Public community college

LPN / LVN programsAuto mechanic schoolsMedical assistant programsCulinary & pastry schoolsMedical billing & coding programsHVAC schoolsEMT & paramedic training
29%completion rate · New York avg 64%
$8,250median debt of graduates
$38,316median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$49,907median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Middle States Commission on Higher Education | New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nu (Accredited)
Address: 533 College Rd, Selden, NY 11784 · Phone: (631) 451-4110 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Suffolk County Commun… Suffolk County Commun…: 28.7% 28.7% New York average New York average: 64% 64% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$54,480$67,180$76,960
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$35,470$54,120$73,320
Medical assistants$37,280$48,000$55,120
Chefs and head cooks$46,260$70,670$93,240
Medical records specialists$40,730$61,720$79,120
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$48,560$74,430$88,130
Emergency medical technicians$39,890$48,400$63,870

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 83 $49,657 $45,128 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 44 $35,904 $42,682 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 23 $31,057 $26,739 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 21 $49,203 $49,918 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 19 $49,203 $49,918 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 18 not reported $42,682 not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate degree 12 not reported $46,478 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 9 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 6 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 2 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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