By Aleksandra Sidorova
As Clinton Community College’s relocation to the SUNY Plattsburgh campus inches closer, both colleges are growing enrollment and moving toward financial stability.
There are no planned increases for SUNY Plattsburgh’s tuition, but campus housing fees are expected to increase by 4% every year through 2028-29.
ENROLLMENT GAINS
As of the week of Nov. 25, SUNY Plattsburgh received 6,378 undergraduate applications, up 16.23% from last year, of which 4,161 were accepted.
That is a 36% increase from last year, President Alexander Enyedi announced in his email to the campus Dec. 2.
Fall 2024 enrollment at Clinton Community College grew by 12% compared to the previous year, and spring 2025 enrollment is on the uptick as well, according to the email.
Financially, Clinton Community College reduced its deficit — the amount by which spending is greater than revenue — by 25%.
“Overall, the stabilization and slight growth in our student enrollment over the past year reflects the collective effort of the campus community,” Enyedi’s email read.
Although enrollment is projected to increase, fewer students are living on campus, calling for a 4% increase in room rent, according to a slide deck released Nov. 21 by Magen Renadette, interim vice president for administration and finance.
CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Enyedi’s email also announced progress in Clinton Community College’s move to Redcay Hall and the Center for the Study of Canada’s current location.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaffirmed Clinton Community College’s accreditation through the 2029-2030 academic year after visiting the area the college will move to. With the Middle States Commission’s approval, renovations can begin.
The second floor of Kehoe is upgrading its flooring and lighting. Flooring installation began the week of Thanksgiving break. Kehoe floors one through four are expected to be fully restored from flood damage by Dec. 20, according to Renadette’s slides. The project costs $500,000.
The 10th floor is getting new walls, flooring and paint as well as upgrades to electrical work, vents and fire alarms to be completed by Jan. 13, 2025. Undergraduate admissions is expected to move to the 10th floor by the end of the month.
The firm Arnoff Moving & Storage met Dec. 3 with anthropology, sociology and criminal justice faculty to help them prepare for their departments to move by the end of April 2025, starting in late March. Anthropology and sociology are moving from Redcay Hall to Beaumont Hall, and criminal justice is moving from Redcay to Ward Hall.
The building currently housing expeditionary studies and welcoming the Center for the Study of Canada by April 2025 will see new flooring, paint and electrical work.
Updates are posted to the Clinton Community College Transition page on the SUNY Plattsburgh website, which can be reached at plattsburgh.edu/about/clinton/index.html.
