Community College Earnings in North Carolina

  • Community college graduates in North Carolina (10 years post graduation) earn approximately $27,500 per year (2021).
  • The community colleges in North Carolina with the highest earning graduates are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Community College Earnings in North Carolina (2021)

  • College Student Earnings Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Carolinas College of Health Sciences
    Public
    $48,100
    1200 Blythe Blvd
    Charlotte,  NC  28203
    (704) 355-5043
  • Rank: #22.
    Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
    Private, non-profit
    $43,400
    401 Medical Park Drive
    Concord,  NC  28025
    (704) 403-1555
  • Rank: #33.
    Living Arts College
    Public
    $39,200
    3000 Wakefield Crossing Drive
    Raleigh,  NC  27614
    (800) 288-7442
  • Rank: #44.
    Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
    Private, non-profit
    $38,800
    Academic Center, 801 West Trade Street
    Charlotte,  NC  28202
    (980) 598-1000
  • Rank: #55.
    William Peace University
    Private, non-profit
    $36,800
    15 E Peace St
    Raleigh,  NC  27604
    (919) 508-2000
  • Rank: #66.
    Wake Technical Community College
    Public
    $34,700
    9101 Fayetteville Road
    Raleigh,  NC  27603
    (919) 866-5000
  • Rank: #77.
    Craven Community College
    Public
    $32,500
    800 College Ct
    New Bern,  NC  28562
    (252) 638-7200
  • Rank: #88.
    Stanly Community College
    Public
    $32,300
    141 College Drive
    Albemarle,  NC  28001
    (704) 982-0121
  • Rank: #99.
    Cape Fear Community College
    Cape Fear Community College Photo - CFCC's Union Station Building is one of the college's newest facilities in downtown Wilmington.
    Public
    $31,600
    411 North Front Street
    Wilmington,  NC  28401
    (910) 362-7000
  • Rank: #1010.
    Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
    Public
    $31,400
    340 Victoria Rd
    Asheville,  NC  28801
    (828) 254-1921
  • Rank: #1111.
    Fayetteville Technical Community College
    Fayetteville Technical Community College Photo
    Public
    $31,000
    2201 Hull Rd
    Fayetteville,  NC  28303
    (910) 678-8400
  • Rank: #1212.
    Central Piedmont Community College
    Public
    $30,600
    1201 Elizabeth Avenue
    Charlotte,  NC  28204
    (704) 330-2722
  • Rank: #13-1413.- 14.
    Guilford Technical Community College
    Public
    $30,500
    601 High Point Rd.
    Jamestown,  NC  27282
    (336) 334-4822
  • Rank: #13-1413.- 14.
    Pitt Community College
    Public
    $30,500
    1986 Pitt Tech Road
    Winterville,  NC  28590
    (252) 493-7200
  • Rank: #15-1615.- 16.
    Johnston Community College
    Public
    $30,400
    245 College Road
    Smithfield,  NC  27577
    (919) 934-3051
  • Rank: #15-1615.- 16.
    Brevard College
    Private, non-profit
    $30,400
    One Brevard College Drive
    Brevard,  NC  28712
    (828) 883-8292
  • Rank: #1717.
    Coastal Carolina Community College
    Public
    $30,300
    444 Western Blvd
    Jacksonville,  NC  28546
    (910) 455-1221
  • Rank: #18-1918.- 19.
    Catawba Valley Community College
    Public
    $29,700
    2550 Hwy 70 SE
    Hickory,  NC  28602
    (828) 327-7000
  • Rank: #18-1918.- 19.
    Durham Technical Community College
    Public
    $29,700
    1637 Lawson Street
    Durham,  NC  27703
    (919) 536-7200
  • Rank: #2020.
    Wayne Community College
    Public
    $29,500
    3000 Wayne Memorial Dr
    Goldsboro,  NC  27534
    (919) 735-5151
  • Rank: #2121.
    Surry Community College
    Public
    $28,800
    630 S. Main St.
    Dobson,  NC  27017
    (336) 386-8121
  • Rank: #2222.
    Nash Community College
    Public
    $28,700
    522 N. Old Carriage Road
    Rocky Mount,  NC  27804
    (252) 443-4011
  • Rank: #2323.
    Rockingham Community College
    Public
    $28,500
    Hwy 65w County Home Rd
    Wentworth,  NC  27375
    (336) 342-4261
  • Rank: #24-2524.- 25.
    Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
    Public
    $28,300
    2855 Hickory Blvd.
    Hudson,  NC  28638
    (828) 726-2200
  • Rank: #24-2524.- 25.
    Forsyth Technical Community College
    Public
    $28,300
    2100 Silas Creek Pky
    Winston Salem,  NC  27103
    (336) 723-0371
  • Rank: #2626.
    Western Piedmont Community College
    Public
    $28,200
    1001 Burkemont Ave
    Morganton,  NC  28655
    (828) 438-6000
  • Rank: #27-2827.- 28.
    Davidson County Community College
    Public
    $28,000
    297 Davidson Community College Rd
    Thomasville,  NC  27360
    (336) 249-8186
  • Rank: #27-2827.- 28.
    Alamance Community College
    Public
    $28,000
    1247 Jimmie Kerr Road
    Graham,  NC  27253
    (336) 578-2002
  • Rank: #29-3029.- 30.
    Beaufort County Community College
    Public
    $27,900
    5337 US Highway 264 East
    Washington,  NC  27889
    (252) 946-6194
  • Rank: #29-3029.- 30.
    King's College
    Private, for profit
    $27,900
    322 Lamar Avenue
    Charlotte,  NC  28204
    (704) 372-0266
  • Rank: #3131.
    Louisburg College
    Private, non-profit
    $27,700
    501 N. Main St.
    Louisburg,  NC  27549
    (919) 496-2521
  • Rank: #3232.
    Gaston College
    Public
    $27,600
    201 Hwy 321 S
    Dallas,  NC  28034
    (704) 922-6200
  • Rank: #33-3633.- 36.
    Haywood Community College
    Public
    $27,500
    185 Freedlander Drive
    Clyde,  NC  28721
    (828) 627-2821
  • Rank: #33-3633.- 36.
    Lenoir Community College
    Public
    $27,500
    231 Highway 58 South
    Kinston,  NC  28502
    (252) 527-6223
  • Rank: #33-3633.- 36.
    Mitchell Community College
    Public
    $27,500
    500 W Broad Street
    Statesville,  NC  28677
    (704) 878-3200
  • Show 36 more community colleges in North Carolina (out of 71 total colleges)
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