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 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools is $18,457 for undergraduate programs and $18,375 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for North Carolina residents.

A total of 159,784 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 27.49% of total enrollment.

North Carolina Online Schools Statistics

The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for North Carolina Online Schools.

North Carolina Online Schools Statistics (2024-2025)
Number of Online Schools134 Online Schools (75 public, 59 private)
Tuition & Fees$18,457 Undergraduate
$18,375 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 581,179 (4,337 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 159,784 (1,192 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered17
Student to Faculty Ratio13.1 to 1

North Carolina Online Schools Comparison

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

2025 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 $7,652 - 2,905 2,105 45
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC $6,630 - 4,013 1,553 69 18
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC $25,212 $25,241 21,570 2,551 178 53
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC $9,026 - 6,510 2,186 112 13
Barton CollegeWilson, NC $37,000 $10,667 1,235 254 38 3
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC $8,684 - 1,856 652 49 23
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC $19,500 $17,624 1,388 155 34 8
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC $19,140 - 180 53 13
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC $7,690 - 1,173 624 47 2
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC $8,804 - 2,723 1,139 94 36
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC $32,280 $9,000 875 42 31 2
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC $8,697 - 2,009 978 40 22
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC $16,550 $32,240 924 179 18 2
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC $6,528 - 3,914 1,383 62 15
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC $41,600 $16,347 4,963 711 120 11
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC $8,892 - 14,082 4,436 130 3
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC $8,222 - 1,614 709 69
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC $34,300 $7,188 1,376 230 50 4
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC $7,803 - 4,904 3,098 92 3
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC $8,855 - 5,882 2,244 116 6
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC $8,936 - 20,375 7,476 163 5
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC $27,910 $9,180 675 91 30
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC $8,746 - 1,558 326 75
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC $8,656 - 3,659 1,324 65 16
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC $6,630 - 3,103 - 72 17
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC $6,588 - 4,305 2,041 82 29
Duke UniversityDurham, NC $68,758 $66,523 17,499 1,312 275 3
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC $7,531 - 5,157 3,106 69 13
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC $23,638 $20,807 26,940 8,356 253 141
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC $8,784 - 1,397 853 64
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC $10,536 $21,973 2,258 554 29 8
Elon UniversityElon, NC $46,958 $22,086 7,239 - 99
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC $8,772 - 11,755 5,451 121 29
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC $8,353 $17,856 7,107 3,355 64 38
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC $6,884 - 9,099 4,007 102 12
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC $34,750 $12,125 3,104 1,075 97 22
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC $9,330 - 6,443 3,266 95 20
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC $21,000 $4,524 967 187 73 9
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC $41,362 $14,880 1,180 - 48
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC $7,696 - 11,485 4,088 152 27
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC $8,752 - 1,061 484 45
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC $8,724 - 1,395 644 57 17
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC $8,688 $10,440 26 26 3 3
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC $45,312 $35,755 6,331 294 95 25
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC $6,638 - 1,918 891 88 16
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC $8,736 - 1,519 800 56 9
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC $21,300 $20,770 1,302 113 20
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC $8,900 - 5,371 2,222 71 6
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC $33,850 $10,485 910 190 29 5
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC $8,822 - 2,591 1,230 77 28
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC $31,900 $13,020 2,256 347 83 6
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC $18,296 $14,078 936 18 31
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC $37,736 $14,364 1,110 57 51
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC $8,667 - 891 484 67 22
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC $8,770 - 850 232 37 3
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC $6,640 - 1,249 648 70
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC $45,630 $14,020 1,465 20 75
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC $41,250 $47,895 1,822 276 90 7
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC $27,040 - 46 2 8 3
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC $8,795 - 3,979 2,028 63 21
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC $8,682 - 1,184 239 63 19
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC $36,450 $11,820 962 223 45 9
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC $27,366 $18,700 2,109 1,176 73 19
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC $8,866 - 2,780 1,738 82
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC $20,673 $21,168 14,311 1,656 136 42
University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC $24,849 $24,615 3,056 39 35
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC $41,203 $31,408 32,438 1,858 247 26
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC $22,492 $23,072 31,091 2,925 211 48
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC $24,012 $23,329 18,012 4,721 207 80
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC $19,735 $20,946 8,579 2,041 69 34
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC $27,211 $27,379 1,111 3 13
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC $32,847 $32,874 38,464 2,954 325 81
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC $35,586 $12,700 1,419 492 37 7
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC $24,152 $24,198 18,848 4,303 132 46
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC $12,928 - 263 192 42
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC $34,176 - 722 158 39 1
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC $7,648 $19,987 7,674 3,982 65 27
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC $35,070 $12,240 889 144 47 4
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC $8,700 - 896 216 56 1
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC $13,087 - 7,684 3,467 88 11
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC $45,846 $15,526 1,599 235 80 15
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC $8,176 - 2,814 1,472 70 12
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC $6,564 - 2,384 854 46 19
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC $17,280 - 140 30 16
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC $8,786 - 668 271 39 13
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC $8,748 - 2,238 1,062 46 4
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC $6,574 - 1,803 1,177 57
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC $6,672 - 7,028 2,982 94 8
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC $16,896 $10,925 175 28 25 4
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC $33,848 $6,600 549 43 41 2
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC $9,789 - 1,526 1,055 68
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC $6,648 - 4,115 1,503 78 6
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC $17,738 $13,582 964 120 24
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC $32,388 $16,000 676 175 31 4
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC $8,744 - 1,426 363 47 14
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC $13,184 - 2,157 735 71 21
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC $8,816 - 2,468 1,342 64 23
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC $11,318 $6,516 3,220 1,114 61 6
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC $8,812 - 2,796 494 73 26
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC $8,736 - 4,827 1,673 107 16
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC $8,652 - 1,023 465 62 14
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC $6,552 - 2,936 1,853 56 21
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC $67,642 $39,141 9,322 1,233 120 7
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC $6,862 - 24,609 11,077 130 21
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC $41,500 $21,200 791 - 30
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC $8,710 - 3,626 1,451 86 9
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC $8,794 - 1,813 422 69 3
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC $8,716 - 2,593 834 74 3
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC $8,716 - 1,832 1,056 52 18
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC $42,576 $11,864 3,458 258 57 10
Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC $9,970 $13,222 71 - 4
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC $16,782 $17,132 4,782 834 50 14
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC $8,630 $18,595 11,686 2,836 114 31
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC $18,882 - 632 49 12 2
Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury, NC $19,600 $20,410 115 52 2
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC $12,858 $13,425 58 52 10 10
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC $41,982 $14,706 1,184 5 23
Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC $25,080 - 252 1 9
Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, NC $13,920 $15,135 3,037 3,017 38 38
Aveda Institute-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC $22,989 - 198 - 3
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsAsheville, NC - $22,770 102 - 3
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC $18,790 - 409 - 6
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC $27,040 - 336 - 11
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC $27,040 - 195 - 7
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, NC $6,906 $5,940 212 59 10 10
Shepherds Theological SeminaryCary, NC $7,740 $8,845 201 84 2 1
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC $9,105 $9,195 268 152 31 31
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC $17,271 - 1,466 1,106 6 4
South University-High PointHigh Point, NC $17,895 $14,880 67 41 2 1
DeVry University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC $15,032 $17,552 12 11 16
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC $21,520 - 202 7 1
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC $17,575 $12,550 880 418 29 29
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC $11,739 - 64 - 6
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC $17,048 - 253 - 2
Average$18,457 $18,375 4,337 1,192 65.9254 17.4388