Community colleges
Community Colleges in North Carolina
CampusPin classifies 64 of North Carolina's 134 colleges as community (two-year) colleges, about 47.8% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $2,545 in this snapshot.
North Carolina community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 64
- Share of state colleges
- 47.8%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $2,545
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Pamlico Community College ($1,867)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
All community colleges in North Carolina
- Alamance Community CollegeGraham · $2,528
- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville · $2,882
- Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington · $2,540
- Bladen Community CollegeDublin · $2,558
- Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia · $2,532
- Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson · $2,537
- Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington · $2,748
- Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City · $2,310
- Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory · $2,367
- Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford · $2,554
- Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte · $2,792
- Cleveland Community CollegeShelby · $2,602
- Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville · $2,462
- College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City · $2,249
- Craven Community CollegeNew Bern · $2,022
- Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville · $1,978
- Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham · $1,986
- Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro · $2,640
- Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville · $2,628
- Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem · $2,256
- Gaston CollegeDallas · $3,186
- Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown · $2,319
- Halifax Community CollegeWeldon · $2,608
- Haywood Community CollegeClyde · $2,612
- Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale · $2,030
- James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville · $2,592
- Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield · $2,657
- Lenoir Community CollegeKinston · $2,568
- Louisburg CollegeLouisburg · $22,974
- Martin Community CollegeWilliamston · $2,523
- Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine · $2,560
- McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion · $1,958
- Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville · $13,743
- Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville · $13,743
- Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh · $13,743
- Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville · $2,651
- Montgomery Community CollegeTroy · $2,538
- MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh · $13,743
- NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville · $13,743
- Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount · $2,883
- Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro · $1,867
- Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro · $2,556
- Pitt Community CollegeWinterville · $1,972
- Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro · $2,416
- Richmond Community CollegeHamlet · $2,552
- Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie · $2,642
- Robeson Community CollegeLumberton · $2,571
- Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth · $1,966
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury · $2,064
- Sampson Community CollegeClinton · $2,830
- Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst · $2,040
- South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton · $2,022
- Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte · $24,184
- Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville · $2,600
- Southwestern Community CollegeSylva · $5,806
- Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle · $2,672
- Surry Community CollegeDobson · $2,545
- Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy · $2,363
- Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson · $1,956
- Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh · $2,336
- Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro · $2,524
- Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton · $2,650
- Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro · $2,572
- Wilson Community CollegeWilson · $2,572
Why start at a North Carolina community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for North Carolina come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in North Carolina. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/north-carolina