Mayland Community College is a public community college located in Spruce Pine, NC. It offers 41 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).

It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Mayland Community College is $2,626 for North Carolina residents and $8,770 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of North Carolina public community colleges' average ($8,446).

The school has 850 students, which is lower than North Carolina community collleges' average (3,451). In addition, 232 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of North Carolina community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Mayland Community College. Then, we compare its costs to North Carolina community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Mayland CC
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$2,626$8,770
Books & Supplies$1,194
Off-Campus Living Costs$16,200
Average Financial Aid$6,764
Cost of Attendance$20,020$26,164
After Financial Aid$13,256$19,400
Mayland CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Mayland Community College$2,626$8,770
Public Community Colleges in North Carolina$2,561$8,446
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Mayland Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2417NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist6 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 46 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Mason/Masonry NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Carpentry/Carpenter NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder4 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical/Clinical Assistant5 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 18 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training9 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 850 students at Mayland Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 379 male students and 484 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total863236627
Male Students37991288
Female Students484145339

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 850 total students, 534 students enrolled through distance learning (232 students enrolled exclusively and 302 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment850
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses232
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses302
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses316

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Mayland Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address200 Mayland Drive, Spruce Pine, NC
Phone828-765-7351
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$2,626
Out-of-State$8,770
Student Population »850 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »46%
Transfer-out Rate12%
Retention Rate76% (Full-time)
48% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,764
Students to Faculty8:1 (12.50%)