Finger Lakes Community College vs. Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus

Comparable Facts

Compare Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, NY with Mildred Elley School Albany Campus in Albany, NY on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Finger Lakes Community College is larger than Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus based on total student enrollment (6,004 students vs. 369 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Finger Lakes Community College is located in Canandaigua, NY (Rural Fringe setting); Mildred Elley School Albany Campus is in Albany, NY (Small City setting).
• Finger Lakes Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Mildred Elley School Albany Campus is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Finger Lakes Community College 15:1; Mildred Elley School Albany Campus 12:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Mildred Elley School Albany Campus are 39.2% lower than at Finger Lakes Community College ($9,120 vs. $15,008).
• Out-of-state tuition is 88.5% higher at Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus than at Finger Lakes Community College (about $7,447 more per year; $15,865 vs. $8,418).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Mildred Elley School Albany Campus than at Finger Lakes Community College (71% vs. 68%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mildred Elley School Albany Campus students is 27.5% larger than aid received by Finger Lakes Community College students ($8,586 vs. $6,736).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Finger Lakes Community College and Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus.
• Typical fall application deadline: Finger Lakes Community College Aug 25, 2027.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Finger Lakes Community College graduates have a $8,000 lower median loan debt than Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus graduates ($11,000 vs. $19,000).
• Among borrowers, Finger Lakes Community College graduates have an estimated $83 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus graduates ($113 vs. $196).
• More Finger Lakes Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus students, three years after graduation (41% vs. 27%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.