Canandaigua, New York · Public

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Finger Lakes Community 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 40 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

1.4% Program signal 40 Size proxy $13,898 Net price (all) $40,054 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

1.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 1.4%
Enrollment proxy: ~40
Schools with reported signal: 589

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 30.2%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $13,898/yr
4-year cost (est.): $55,592
Median debt: $12,975

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $40,054/yr
ROI grade (school): C

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 589 schools that report this field.

#307 of 589 on ROI Top 52% value

1.2× national avg concentration Bigger than 76% of programs

−$6,756 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $20,654

−$17,890 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $57,944

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,756 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,890 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 52% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies accounts for 1.4% of reported programs at Finger Lakes Community College, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 40 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Finger Lakes Community College's average net price is $13,898 per year, about $55,592 over four years. That is $6,756 below the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $40,054 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,890 below the $57,944 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 Finger Lakes Community College #307 of 589 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.