Farmingdale, New York · Public
Computer Programming at Farmingdale State College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 620 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
6.5% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 6.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~620
- Schools with reported signal
- 324
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.3%
- Graduation rate
- 52.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,867/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $43,468
- Median debt
- $14,718
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,781/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 324 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,505 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($24,119 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 21% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.1% reported share · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 1.6% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.1% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 1.2% reported share · $1,618 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 1.7% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.5% reported share · $2,288 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 2.1% reported share · $2,260 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Computer Programming accounts for 6.5% of reported programs at Farmingdale State College, which is bigger than 96% of schools in this field set and 4.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 620 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Farmingdale State College's average net price is $10,867 per year, about $43,468 over four years. That is $1,505 below the $12,372 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,781 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $24,119 above the $45,662 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Farmingdale State College #69 of 324 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.