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College · Catholic life on campus

Jefferson Community College

  • LocationWatertown, NY
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 2,252 students
Official website

Jefferson Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 1.1 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Jefferson Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Anthony's Roman Catholic Church: 1.1 mi1Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church: 1.4 mi2Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church: 1.5 mi3Holy Family Roman Catholic Church: 2.1 mi4Jefferson Community College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Anthony's Roman Catholic Church — 1.1 mi
  2. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church — 1.4 mi
  3. Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church — 1.5 mi
  4. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church — 2.1 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member21 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
2,252
Total students2,252
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$11,923
Cost of attendance (per year)$19,286
Median federal debt at graduation$12,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
28%
First-year retention56%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$39,991
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants34%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Ogdensburg

The Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley, Bishop of Ogdensburg

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: rcdony.org, rcdony.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is Jefferson Community College a Catholic college?
No. Jefferson Community College is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

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