How Graduation Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for North Carolina Community Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of North Carolina Community Colleges is 37.39%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 graduation rate decreased by 4.81%.
Over the past 5 years, the graduation rate of North Carolina Community Colleges has increased by 22.1% from 30.62% to 37.39%. Of the 68 North Carolina Community Colleges, 49 schools's graduation rate is higher than 5 years ago and 17 schools' rate is lower.
You can check 2023 graduation rate along with transfer-out and retention rate at North Carolina Community Colleges graduation rate comparison table.

Comparison Table of Graduation Rate Changes for North Carolina Community Colleges

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Graduation Rate Changes from 2017 to 2022 at North Carolina Community Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Average
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC33.00%35.00%
2%
40.00%
5%
31.00%
9%
42.00%
11%
36.20%
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC19.00%25.00%
6%
21.00%
4%
28.00%
7%
31.00%
3%
24.80%
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC25.00%32.00%
7%
32.00%33.00%
1%
31.00%
2%
30.60%
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC33.00%33.00%42.00%
9%
44.00%
2%
45.00%
1%
39.40%
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC19.00%12.00%
7%
31.00%
19%
52.00%
21%
47.00%
5%
32.20%
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC11.00%35.00%
24%
53.00%
18%
50.00%
3%
50.00%39.80%
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC35.00%53.00%
18%
36.00%
17%
39.00%
3%
40.00%
1%
40.60%
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC23.00%27.00%
4%
36.00%
9%
35.00%
1%
40.00%
5%
32.20%
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC23.00%24.00%
1%
26.00%
2%
26.00%29.00%
3%
25.60%
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC36.00%38.00%
2%
42.00%
4%
43.00%
1%
35.00%
8%
38.80%
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC26.00%36.00%
10%
37.00%
1%
36.00%
1%
31.00%
5%
33.20%
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC35.00%39.00%
4%
34.00%
5%
34.00%32.00%
2%
34.80%
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC18.00%20.00%
2%
21.00%
1%
21.00%22.00%
1%
20.40%
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC27.00%39.00%
12%
33.00%
6%
29.00%
4%
33.00%
4%
32.20%
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC25.00%33.00%
8%
33.00%31.00%
2%
37.00%
6%
31.80%
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC29.00%28.00%
1%
30.00%
2%
33.00%
3%
38.00%
5%
31.60%
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC32.00%36.00%
4%
32.00%
4%
41.00%
9%
36.00%
5%
35.40%
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC15.00%21.00%
6%
19.00%
2%
26.00%
7%
23.00%
3%
20.80%
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC16.00%43.00%
27%
29.00%
14%
18.00%
11%
27.00%
9%
26.60%
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC20.00%16.00%
4%
21.00%
5%
18.00%
3%
15.00%
3%
18.00%
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC19.00%20.00%
1%
29.00%
9%
31.00%
2%
28.00%
3%
25.40%
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC31.00%30.00%
1%
33.00%
3%
38.00%
5%
43.00%
5%
35.00%
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC20.00%22.00%
2%
26.00%
4%
29.00%
3%
27.00%
2%
24.80%
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC27.00%30.00%
3%
50.00%
20%
41.00%
9%
28.00%
13%
35.20%
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC24.00%40.00%
16%
48.00%
8%
33.00%
15%
28.00%
5%
34.60%
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC21.00%34.00%
13%
36.00%
2%
40.00%
4%
53.00%
13%
36.80%
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC28.00%21.00%
7%
34.00%
13%
28.00%
6%
34.00%
6%
29.00%
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC39.00%31.00%
8%
36.00%
5%
43.00%
7%
47.00%
4%
39.20%
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC19.00%29.00%
10%
35.00%
6%
26.00%
9%
28.00%
2%
27.40%
Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC30.00%22.00%
8%
21.00%
1%
73.00%
52%
69.00%
4%
43.00%
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC18.00%26.00%
8%
37.00%
11%
38.00%
1%
47.00%
9%
33.20%
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC48.00%49.00%
1%
28.00%
21%
51.00%
23%
24.00%
27%
40.00%
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC30.00%28.00%
2%
41.00%
13%
47.00%
6%
45.00%
2%
38.20%
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC28.00%25.00%
3%
27.00%
2%
33.00%
6%
30.00%
3%
28.60%
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC27.00%55.00%
28%
57.00%
2%
53.00%
4%
34.00%
19%
45.20%
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC17.00%18.00%
1%
22.00%
4%
29.00%
7%
39.00%
10%
25.00%
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC62.00%69.00%
7%
45.00%
24%
81.00%
36%
18.00%
63%
55.00%
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC37.00%33.00%
4%
36.00%
3%
39.00%
3%
30.00%
9%
35.00%
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC22.00%27.00%
5%
23.00%
4%
26.00%
3%
27.00%
1%
25.00%
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC42.00%47.00%
5%
36.00%
11%
40.00%
4%
39.00%
1%
40.80%
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC23.00%38.00%
15%
40.00%
2%
36.00%
4%
34.00%
2%
34.20%
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC18.00%15.00%
3%
22.00%
7%
29.00%
7%
46.00%
17%
26.00%
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC22.00%21.00%
1%
35.00%
14%
31.00%
4%
41.00%
10%
30.00%
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC27.00%27.00%26.00%
1%
32.00%
6%
22.00%
10%
26.80%
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC26.00%25.00%
1%
29.00%
4%
30.00%
1%
30.00%28.00%
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC21.00%64.00%
43%
49.00%
15%
39.00%
10%
30.00%
9%
40.60%
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC21.00%30.00%
9%
40.00%
10%
41.00%
1%
39.00%
2%
34.20%
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC20.00%41.00%
21%
44.00%
3%
39.00%
5%
37.00%
2%
36.20%
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC41.00%49.00%
8%
44.00%
5%
39.00%
5%
45.00%
6%
43.60%
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC48.00%44.00%
4%
38.00%
6%
56.00%
18%
37.00%
19%
44.60%
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC30.00%31.00%
1%
35.00%
4%
38.00%
3%
27.00%
11%
32.20%
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC23.00%29.00%
6%
27.00%
2%
29.00%
2%
32.00%
3%
28.00%
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC26.00%22.00%
4%
40.00%
18%
32.00%
8%
36.00%
4%
31.20%
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC43.00%36.00%
7%
39.00%
3%
32.00%
7%
31.00%
1%
36.20%
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC18.00%25.00%
7%
27.00%
2%
27.00%31.00%
4%
25.60%
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC26.00%45.00%
19%
48.00%
3%
42.00%
6%
48.00%
6%
41.80%
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC32.00%42.00%
10%
40.00%
2%
50.00%
10%
39.00%
11%
40.60%
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC38.00%37.00%
1%
38.00%
1%
45.00%
7%
54.00%
9%
42.40%
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC24.00%20.00%
4%
29.00%
9%
34.00%
5%
22.00%
12%
25.80%
NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville, NC59.00%57.00%
2%
56.00%
1%
57.00%
1%
49.00%
8%
55.60%
Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC77.00%--84.00%56.00%
28%
72.33%
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC44.00%42.00%
2%
44.00%
2%
56.00%
12%
37.00%
19%
44.60%
Health And Style InstituteGreensboro, NC31.00%75.00%
44%
35.00%
40%
40.00%
5%
37.00%
3%
43.60%
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC62.00%41.00%
21%
54.00%
13%
62.00%
8%
39.00%
23%
51.60%
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC56.00%50.00%
6%
53.00%
3%
66.00%
13%
62.00%
4%
57.40%
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC76.00%---72.00%74.00%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlotteCharlotte, NC----70.00%70.00%
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC-----0.00%
Average30.62%34.17%
3.55%
35.63%
1.45%
39.28%
3.65%
37.39%
1.89%
35.42%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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