Press Release: 2023 Enrollment Jump

COLUMBIA-GREENE BEGINS THE 23-24 ACADEMIC YEAR WITH ACCOLADES AND SIZABLE ENROLLMENT JUMP

HUDSON – August 29, 2023 — Columbia-Greene welcomed in the 2023-24 academic year with strong enrollment growth and WalletHub’s “Top SUNY Community College” ranking.

“Thanks to the tireless work demonstrated by administrators, faculty, and staff, Columbia-Greene is enjoying increased enrollments as well as national recognition for being the number one community college in the State University of New York system,” noted the College’s President, Dr. Carlee Drummer. “On the opening day of the fall semester, Columbia-Greene recorded nine percent more students, continuing the positive post-pandemic enrollment trend.”

During the 2022 – 2023 academic year, Columbia-Greene was one of the few SUNY community colleges with a significant uptick in enrollment.

Additionally, Columbia-Greene was the highest-ranked SUNY community college in New York in WalletHub’s annual “Best and Worst Community Colleges” list. WalletHub compared more than 650 community colleges across 19 key indicators of cost and quality and ranked in the top seven percent (#46 out of 668) of community colleges nationwide.

Drummer also stated that final enrollment numbers will not be confirmed until October.