Of the 134 colleges in North Carolina, 134 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 75 public and 59 private schools.

By offered degree, 130 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 59 schools offer graduate programs through online.

The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $17,955 for undergraduate programs and $17,718 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for North Carolina residents.

A total of 161,231 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 29.33% of total enrollment.

North Carolina Online Schools Statistics

The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for North Carolina Online Schools.

North Carolina Online Schools Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Online Schools134 Online Schools (75 public, 59 private)
Tuition & Fees$17,955 Undergraduate
$17,718 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 549,649 (4,102 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 161,231 (1,203 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered16
Student to Faculty Ratio12.5 to 1

North Carolina Online Schools Comparison

The following table lists and compare North Carolina colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.

2024 Tuition Comparison Between Online Schools in North Carolina
NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationOnline PopulationNumber of Total ProgramsNumber of Online Programs
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC $7,222 - 2,314 1,681 50
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC $6,630 - 3,338 1,294 61 17
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC $24,537 $24,140 20,436 1,647 171 50
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC $9,026 - 6,473 2,016 130
Barton CollegeWilson, NC $35,600 $10,397 1,265 187 38 4
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC $8,684 - 1,741 626 48 23
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC $19,500 $17,624 1,501 63 31 6
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC $19,140 - 168 2 13
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC $7,630 - 978 279 44 7
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC $8,804 - 2,794 1,119 90 29
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC $31,250 $10,800 759 12 31 1
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC $8,676 - 1,678 928 37 21
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC $16,070 $31,490 528 99 18 2
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC $8,681 - 3,703 1,193 67 16
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC $40,410 $16,158 5,272 730 122 11
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC $8,892 - 14,170 4,133 130 8
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC $7,954 - 1,554 682 69
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC $33,400 $3,594 1,172 184 50 8
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC $7,743 - 4,172 2,584 97 3
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC $8,698 - 5,231 2,526 119 10
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC $8,936 - 17,694 16,997 146
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC $27,110 $8,730 886 108 39 1
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC $8,746 - 1,946 1,023 67 4
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC $8,606 - 3,611 1,310 65 15
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC $6,630 - 2,701 1,216 70 17
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC $7,926 - 3,921 1,400 82 19
Duke UniversityDurham, NC $65,805 $63,985 18,023 950 300 4
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC $7,666 - 4,294 2,553 74 14
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC $23,638 $20,807 27,151 7,807 255 139
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC $8,784 - 1,313 932 64 4
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC $7,412 $18,849 2,149 539 29 5
Elon UniversityElon, NC $44,536 $20,574 7,123 - 98
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC $8,772 - 10,233 5,532 117 26
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC $7,969 $17,262 6,787 3,074 63 36
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC $6,864 - 8,270 3,196 152 7
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC $33,450 $11,300 3,144 897 95 11
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC $9,330 - 5,558 2,705 101 30
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC $20,400 $4,416 826 125 72
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC $41,140 $14,880 1,167 - 48 2
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC $7,695 - 10,067 3,552 149
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC $8,752 - 995 553 45
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC $8,756 - 1,286 551 55 17
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC $8,688 $10,440 26 26 3 3
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC $44,208 $34,329 5,981 226 95 21
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC $6,638 - 1,876 889 85 13
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC $8,736 - 1,359 716 46 10
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC $20,480 $19,612 1,093 66 26
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC $8,801 - 4,282 1,643 70 14
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC $31,740 $9,750 855 159 28 3
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC $8,712 - 2,199 1,103 83 24
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC $30,900 $12,240 2,354 375 81 7
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC $18,296 $12,439 839 66 30
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC $37,270 $14,364 1,032 75 49 2
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC $8,667 - 842 475 60 20
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC $8,704 - 783 315 37 2
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC $6,566 - 1,100 580 71
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC $43,936 $13,619 1,587 17 77
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC $39,664 $43,365 1,811 253 95
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC $25,240 - 517 402 8 2
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC $8,795 - 3,456 1,162 65 21
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC $8,682 - 702 170 63 12
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC $33,860 $11,310 972 233 41 9
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC $25,950 $18,700 2,239 1,247 70 18
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC $8,883 - 2,645 1,645 83 7
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC $20,408 $20,903 13,487 1,604 128 35
University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC $24,809 $24,575 2,914 73 36
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC $39,330 $30,819 31,705 1,918 240 27
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC $21,876 $22,438 29,551 3,111 208 47
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC $23,339 $22,676 17,978 4,196 205 77
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC $19,578 $20,788 7,553 1,593 67 30
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC $27,211 $27,379 1,104 - 12
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC $31,767 $31,793 36,700 3,124 326 79
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC $35,536 $12,700 1,337 341 37 6
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC $22,985 $23,029 17,843 4,619 126 45
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC $6,475 - 329 204 40 7
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC $33,150 - 713 117 37 2
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC $7,571 $19,910 7,666 3,721 57 17
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC $33,930 $12,240 1,076 242 47 4
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC $8,700 - 1,150 278 62 16
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC $6,578 - 7,144 2,891 91 16
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC $42,790 $15,270 1,873 464 78 24
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC $8,176 - 2,469 1,493 65
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC $8,696 - 2,290 705 47 11
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC $17,280 - 133 19 16
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC $8,786 - 569 282 42 2
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC $8,715 - 1,901 788 44 4
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC $6,574 - 1,712 915 56
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC $6,672 - 6,754 3,393 85 22
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC $16,896 $11,300 1,108 107 25 3
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC $32,752 $6,600 469 67 44 2
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC $11,035 - 1,590 1,057 63
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC $8,792 - 3,778 1,463 76 15
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC $17,272 $13,188 1,067 170 22
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC $30,800 $15,000 809 283 31 2
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC $8,744 - 1,228 429 42 4
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC $19,630 - 2,256 735 81 16
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC $8,816 - 2,319 1,527 72 27
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC $10,516 $6,388 2,764 1,023 61 6
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC $8,689 - 2,797 626 83 28
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC $8,642 - 3,939 2,246 90 2
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC $8,507 - 888 429 60 14
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC $6,564 - 2,814 1,620 52 20
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC $64,758 $39,350 8,963 872 116 6
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC $7,582 - 21,551 10,859 137 33
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC $40,290 $20,550 793 - 23
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC $8,668 - 2,732 1,257 83 22
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC $8,794 - 1,749 546 65 3
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC $8,716 - 2,321 617 70 2
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC $8,716 - 1,779 1,133 51
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC $41,731 $12,600 3,396 209 52 9
Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC $9,420 $11,440 70 23 4
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC $17,391 $17,741 5,004 857 50 12
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC $8,532 $18,497 11,635 2,858 114 30
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC $19,095 - 409 67 10 1
Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury, NC - $20,350 146 74 2
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC $11,960 $9,612 113 96 10 10
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC $39,992 $14,706 1,140 12 23
Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC $24,184 - 142 8 9
Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, NC $13,920 $15,135 3,074 3,074 35 35
Aveda Institute-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC $22,989 - 208 - 3
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsAsheville, NC - $22,730 88 - 3
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC $25,240 - 166 - 6
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC $5,000 - 191 - 7
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC $25,240 - 157 - 4
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, NC $6,276 $5,340 152 47 10 8
Shepherds Theological SeminaryCary, NC - $8,380 161 56 2 2
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC $7,163 $5,963 256 213 25 24
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC $17,271 - 1,251 1,032 6 6
South University-High PointHigh Point, NC $20,556 $14,880 51 30 3 2
DeVry University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC $15,032 $17,552 12 11 16
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC $20,412 - 268 39 1
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC $16,000 $11,500 826 519 32 32
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC $11,250 - 74 1 4
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC $16,400 - 52 - 2
Average$17,955 $17,718 4,102 1,203 65.6716 16.3469