In average, 85% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at North Carolina Community Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $6,748. For all undergraduate students, 71.49% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $5,180

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $2,511 for state residents and $10,248 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for North Carolina Community Colleges is $27,970 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $21,222.

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Financial Aid Comparison between North Carolina Community Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between North Carolina Community Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC$8,642 ($2,528)96.00%$5,41456.00%$5,447
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC$9,026 ($2,882)99.00%$5,38388.00%$3,317
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$16,65767.00%$5,16755.00%$5,482
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC$8,684 ($2,540)75.00%$8,14061.00%$6,582
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC$8,702 ($2,558)90.00%$2,92074.00%$4,488
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC$8,804 ($2,660)66.00%$5,73079.00%$3,209
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC$8,676 ($2,532)96.00%$5,33361.00%$3,951
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC$8,681 ($2,537)97.00%$7,99355.00%$6,181
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC$8,892 ($2,748)53.00%$11,46774.00%$2,305
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC$7,954 ($2,310)99.00%$7,09695.00%$4,819
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC$7,743 ($2,367)89.00%$5,00050.00%$6,331
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC$8,698 ($2,554)85.00%$7,16245.00%$6,713
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC$8,936 ($2,792)73.00%$6,04668.00%$3,788
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC$8,746 ($2,602)100.00%$6,203100.00%$3,339
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC$8,606 ($2,462)99.00%$5,28095.00%$3,619
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC$7,222 ($2,249)68.00%$7,52238.00%$5,982
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC$6,630 ($2,022)94.00%$4,55984.00%$4,245
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC$6,586 ($1,978)97.00%$6,44783.00%$4,542
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC$6,594 ($1,986)78.00%$7,07459.00%$7,478
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC$8,784 ($2,640)89.00%$4,87699.00%$5,428
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC$8,772 ($2,628)75.00%$7,61164.00%$4,869
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC$6,864 ($2,256)98.00%$4,58884.00%$3,073
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC$9,330 ($3,186)100.00%$6,63299.00%$3,815
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC$7,695 ($2,319)100.00%$5,63099.00%$3,703
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC$8,752 ($2,608)95.00%$7,69853.00%$5,937
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC$8,756 ($2,612)98.00%$8,56065.00%$7,172
Health And Style InstituteGreensboro, NC$14,54571.00%$5,46948.00%$4,581
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC$6,638 ($2,030)99.00%$5,90298.00%$2,715
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC$8,736 ($2,592)86.00%$8,17263.00%$7,638
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC$8,801 ($2,657)70.00%$6,40840.00%$5,763
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC$8,712 ($2,568)74.00%$6,95441.00%$6,556
Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC$22,97469.00%$14,16476.00%$14,708
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC$8,673 ($2,523)100.00%$6,24789.00%$2,407
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC$8,704 ($2,560)98.00%$5,09154.00%$4,994
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC$6,566 ($1,958)97.00%$7,54498.00%$2,282
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC$5,00065.00%$4,51282.00%$5,663
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC$25,24039.00%$4,83364.00%$6,099
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC$25,24034.00%$4,54787.00%$5,495
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC$8,795 ($2,651)98.00%$6,05555.00%$5,312
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC$8,682 ($2,538)93.00%$5,93457.00%$5,344
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC$17,27187.00%$9,06882.00%$8,417
NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville, NC$49,75080.00%$6,34779.00%$4,917
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC$8,883 ($2,883)73.00%$5,69438.00%$5,020
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC$6,475 ($1,867)100.00%$5,95678.00%$2,928
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC$8,700 ($2,556)100.00%$7,70663.00%$6,526
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC$6,580 ($1,972)77.00%$7,21644.00%$6,287
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC$8,176 ($2,416)100.00%$7,52698.00%$4,944
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC$8,696 ($2,552)100.00%$10,212100.00%$5,988
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC$8,786 ($2,642)100.00%$2,95140.00%$2,140
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC$8,715 ($2,571)83.00%$10,43078.00%$8,309
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC$6,574 ($1,966)99.00%$9,29570.00%$5,713
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC$6,672 ($2,064)96.00%$6,13165.00%$5,228
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC$9,742 ($2,830)100.00%$8,34785.00%$5,538
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC$6,598 ($2,040)100.00%$6,37475.00%$4,764
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC$6,630 ($2,022)69.00%$4,10882.00%$2,068
Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$24,18479.00%$6,41184.00%$5,432
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC$8,744 ($2,600)55.00%$11,12397.00%$4,382
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC$19,630 ($5,806)87.00%$5,06758.00%$5,693
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC$8,816 ($2,672)69.00%$7,14573.00%$7,500
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC$8,689 ($2,545)95.00%$6,48888.00%$3,287
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC$8,507 ($2,363)100.00%$8,441100.00%$3,541
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC$6,564 ($1,956)78.00%$7,31491.00%$6,262
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC$7,582 ($2,336)51.00%$7,28239.00%$5,718
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC$8,668 ($2,524)69.00%$7,00550.00%$5,390
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC$8,794 ($2,650)100.00%$7,55577.00%$5,665
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC$8,716 ($2,572)100.00%$7,77664.00%$6,402
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC$8,716 ($2,572)96.00%$5,76657.00%$3,647
Average$10,248 ($2,511)85%$6,748 71%$5,180
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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