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Graduation Rate By School Level and Completion Time for North Carolina Colleges

The following table compares graduation rates between North Carolina colleges. For 4-years colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-years, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 years schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
Graduation Rate Comparison between North Carolina Colleges
SchoolSchool LevelTotal Entering StudentsGraduation Rate
(Completers)
In 100% Normal TimeIn 125% Normal TimeIn 150% Normal Time
College of the AlbemarleCommunity College17130.99%
(53)		-42.11%
(72)
South Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity College15120.53%
(31)		-31.79%
(48)
Appalachian State University4-Years College3,12458.32%
(1,822)		73.02%
(2,281)		75.16%
(2,348)
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeCommunity College41522.41%
(93)		-31.33%
(130)
Barton College4-Years College24037.50%
(90)		45.42%
(109)		47.50%
(114)
Beaufort County Community CollegeCommunity College8045.00%
(36)		-45.00%
(36)
Belmont Abbey College4-Years College35841.62%
(149)		46.65%
(167)		46.93%
(168)
Bennett College4-Years College11410.53%
(12)		16.67%
(19)		19.30%
(22)
Bladen Community CollegeCommunity College3638.89%
(14)		-47.22%
(17)
Blue Ridge Community CollegeCommunity College14927.52%
(41)		-50.34%
(75)
Brevard College4-Years College22925.76%
(59)		33.62%
(77)		35.81%
(82)
Brunswick Community CollegeCommunity College22822.37%
(51)		-40.35%
(92)
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences4-Years College0---
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteCommunity College37927.97%
(106)		-40.11%
(152)
Campbell University4-Years College88241.61%
(367)		52.61%
(464)		54.20%
(478)
Cape Fear Community CollegeCommunity College96629.50%
(285)		-29.50%
(285)
Carteret Community CollegeCommunity College12522.40%
(28)		-35.20%
(44)
Catawba College4-Years College34944.70%
(156)		49.86%
(174)		51.58%
(180)
Catawba Valley Community CollegeCommunity College35116.81%
(59)		-31.05%
(109)
Central Carolina Community CollegeCommunity College70622.66%
(160)		-32.86%
(232)
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity College1,40813.85%
(195)		-22.73%
(320)
Chowan University4-Years College52216.28%
(85)		24.14%
(126)		25.48%
(133)
Cleveland Community CollegeCommunity College15927.04%
(43)		-33.96%
(54)
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeCommunity College50518.22%
(92)		-37.82%
(191)
Craven Community CollegeCommunity College19326.94%
(52)		-38.86%
(75)
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeCommunity College37924.01%
(91)		-36.41%
(138)
Davidson College4-Years College51487.55%
(450)		91.25%
(469)		91.63%
(471)
Duke University4-Years College1,72290.77%
(1,563)		95.59%
(1,646)		96.63%
(1,664)
Durham Technical Community CollegeCommunity College22212.61%
(28)		-23.87%
(53)
East Carolina University4-Years College4,25745.24%
(1,926)		62.53%
(2,662)		65.14%
(2,773)
Edgecombe Community CollegeCommunity College13026.15%
(34)		-27.69%
(36)
Elizabeth City State University4-Years College20224.26%
(49)		39.11%
(79)		42.08%
(85)
Elon University4-Years College1,55378.94%
(1,226)		82.55%
(1,282)		83.26%
(1,293)
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeCommunity College7636.03%
(46)		-15.99%
(122)
Fayetteville State University4-Years College64027.50%
(176)		39.22%
(251)		43.59%
(279)
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeCommunity College55215.94%
(88)		-28.80%
(159)
Gardner-Webb University4-Years College44441.44%
(184)		49.77%
(221)		51.58%
(229)
Gaston CollegeCommunity College29026.21%
(76)		-43.45%
(126)
Greensboro College4-Years College24929.32%
(73)		38.55%
(96)		40.16%
(100)
Guilford College4-Years College42140.38%
(170)		48.93%
(206)		49.41%
(208)
Guilford Technical Community CollegeCommunity College93015.81%
(147)		-27.85%
(259)
Halifax Community CollegeCommunity College12817.19%
(22)		-28.13%
(36)
Haywood Community CollegeCommunity College22921.83%
(50)		-28.82%
(66)
Heritage Bible College4-Years College1---
High Point University4-Years College1,36164.07%
(872)		67.23%
(915)		67.74%
(922)
Isothermal Community CollegeCommunity College20036.50%
(73)		-53.00%
(106)
James Sprunt Community CollegeCommunity College7522.67%
(17)		-34.67%
(26)
Johnson C Smith University4-Years College30131.23%
(94)		38.54%
(116)		42.86%
(129)
Johnston Community CollegeCommunity College41415.46%
(64)		-47.10%
(195)
Lees-McRae College4-Years College18641.94%
(78)		45.16%
(84)		46.24%
(86)
Lenoir Community CollegeCommunity College16918.34%
(31)		-28.99%
(49)
Lenoir-Rhyne University4-Years College46239.18%
(181)		49.57%
(229)		51.30%
(237)
Leons Beauty School IncTrade School14337.06%
(53)		-64.34%
(92)
Livingstone College4-Years College37816.93%
(64)		20.90%
(79)		24.60%
(93)
Louisburg CollegeCommunity College27438.69%
(106)		-69.34%
(190)
Mars Hill University4-Years College38832.99%
(128)		39.43%
(153)		40.72%
(158)
Martin Community CollegeCommunity College5330.19%
(16)		-47.17%
(25)
Mayland Community CollegeCommunity College2924.14%
(7)		-24.14%
(7)
McDowell Technical Community CollegeCommunity College8031.25%
(25)		-45.00%
(36)
Meredith College4-Years College42263.03%
(266)		66.82%
(282)		67.77%
(286)
Methodist University4-Years College47329.39%
(139)		39.53%
(187)		40.80%
(193)
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington4-Years College12520.00%
(25)		-20.00%
(25)
Mitchell Community CollegeCommunity College25610.94%
(28)		-30.08%
(77)
Mitchells AcademyTrade School580.00%
(4)		-80.00%
(4)
Montgomery Community CollegeCommunity College5825.86%
(15)		-34.48%
(20)
Montreat College4-Years College16131.68%
(51)		37.89%
(61)		40.37%
(65)
University of Mount Olive4-Years College27339.19%
(107)		47.62%
(130)		48.72%
(133)
College of WilmingtonTrade School616.67%
(1)		-66.67%
(4)
Nash Community CollegeCommunity College19632.14%
(63)		-39.80%
(78)
North Carolina A & T State University4-Years College1,95334.31%
(670)		52.07%
(1,017)		56.68%
(1,107)
University of North Carolina at Asheville4-Years College66344.34%
(294)		56.41%
(374)		58.67%
(389)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill4-Years College4,21985.11%
(3,591)		90.45%
(3,816)		91.32%
(3,853)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte4-Years College3,43548.15%
(1,654)		67.31%
(2,312)		69.96%
(2,403)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro4-Years College2,84938.47%
(1,096)		54.97%
(1,566)		57.99%
(1,652)
North Carolina Central University4-Years College1,12826.68%
(301)		41.76%
(471)		44.24%
(499)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts4-Years College21280.66%
(171)		81.60%
(173)		81.60%
(173)
North Carolina State University at Raleigh4-Years College4,21465.02%
(2,740)		84.05%
(3,542)		85.79%
(3,615)
North Carolina Wesleyan University4-Years College31829.25%
(93)		36.79%
(117)		38.36%
(122)
University of North Carolina Wilmington4-Years College2,21658.62%
(1,299)		72.43%
(1,605)		74.28%
(1,646)
Pamlico Community CollegeCommunity College1118.18%
(2)		-18.18%
(2)
William Peace University4-Years College19636.73%
(72)		42.35%
(83)		42.86%
(84)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke4-Years College1,06724.93%
(266)		41.14%
(439)		45.17%
(482)
Pfeiffer University4-Years College17830.34%
(54)		32.58%
(58)		34.27%
(61)
Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity College10920.18%
(22)		-30.28%
(33)
Pitt Community CollegeCommunity College98813.36%
(132)		-27.63%
(273)
Queens University of Charlotte4-Years College27762.45%
(173)		67.51%
(187)		68.59%
(190)
Randolph Community CollegeCommunity College26527.92%
(74)		-39.62%
(105)
Richmond Community CollegeCommunity College18722.99%
(43)		-34.22%
(64)
Mid-Atlantic Christian University4-Years College4332.56%
(14)		46.51%
(20)		46.51%
(20)
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeCommunity College1546.67%
(7)		-46.67%
(7)
Robeson Community CollegeCommunity College18727.27%
(51)		-41.18%
(77)
Rockingham Community CollegeCommunity College25613.28%
(34)		-22.66%
(58)
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeCommunity College68115.27%
(104)		-30.69%
(209)
Saint Augustine's University4-Years College34414.53%
(50)		18.90%
(65)		19.19%
(66)
Salem College4-Years College20459.80%
(122)		61.27%
(125)		61.76%
(126)
Sampson Community CollegeCommunity College868.14%
(7)		-30.23%
(26)
Sandhills Community CollegeCommunity College44229.19%
(129)		-39.82%
(176)
Shaw University4-Years College6408.13%
(52)		12.19%
(78)		13.75%
(88)
Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevilleTrade School27--66.67%
(18)
St. Andrews University4-Years College22418.75%
(42)		24.55%
(55)		27.68%
(62)
Southeastern Community CollegeCommunity College5626.79%
(15)		-37.50%
(21)
Southwestern Community CollegeCommunity College11726.50%
(31)		-45.30%
(53)
Stanly Community CollegeCommunity College19220.83%
(40)		-37.50%
(72)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary4-Years College2619.23%
(5)		53.85%
(14)		53.85%
(14)
Surry Community CollegeCommunity College21514.88%
(32)		-27.91%
(60)
Alamance Community CollegeCommunity College36619.13%
(70)		-32.51%
(119)
Tri-County Community CollegeCommunity College7622.37%
(17)		-36.84%
(28)
Vance-Granville Community CollegeCommunity College22119.46%
(43)		-31.22%
(69)
Wake Forest University4-Years College1,30385.50%
(1,114)		89.33%
(1,164)		89.64%
(1,168)
Wake Technical Community CollegeCommunity College1,99316.86%
(336)		-31.31%
(624)
Warren Wilson College4-Years College18537.30%
(69)		42.70%
(79)		44.86%
(83)
Watts School of Nursing4-Years College0---
Wayne Community CollegeCommunity College27030.74%
(83)		-48.52%
(131)
Western Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity College11939.50%
(47)		-39.50%
(47)
Wilkes Community CollegeCommunity College33940.41%
(137)		-54.57%
(185)
Wilson Community CollegeCommunity College883.41%
(3)		-22.73%
(20)
Wingate University4-Years College62348.96%
(305)		53.61%
(334)		57.30%
(357)
Carolina Christian College4-Years College0---
Winston Salem Barber SchoolTrade School7962.03%
(49)		-62.03%
(49)
Winston-Salem State University4-Years College94034.79%
(327)		46.38%
(436)		49.57%
(466)
Western Carolina University4-Years College1,90343.41%
(826)		58.28%
(1,109)		60.59%
(1,153)
Pinnacle Institute of CosmetologyTrade School1233.33%
(4)		-50.00%
(6)
Mitchells AcademyTrade School2495.83%
(23)		-95.83%
(23)
Living Arts College4-Years College0---
Carolinas College of Health Sciences4-Years College0---
Gwinnett CollegeTrade School8350.60%
(42)		-71.08%
(59)
NASCAR Technical InstituteCommunity College72314.11%
(102)		-49.52%
(358)
Hood Theological Seminary4-Years College0---
Paul Mitchell the School-GastoniaTrade School605.00%
(3)		-51.67%
(31)
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary4-Years College425.00%
(1)		-25.00%
(1)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte4-Years College50334.39%
(173)		39.56%
(199)		41.15%
(207)
Empire Beauty School-ConcordTrade School34--35.29%
(12)
Southeastern College-CharlotteCommunity College7556.00%
(42)		-56.00%
(42)
Strayer University-North Carolina4-Years College728.57%
(2)		-28.57%
(2)
Aveda Institute-Chapel HillTrade School12812.50%
(16)		-70.31%
(90)
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts4-Years College0---
Center for MassageTrade School4542.22%
(19)		-75.56%
(34)
Miller-Motte College-RaleighCommunity College27827.70%
(77)		-37.41%
(104)
Health And Style InstituteCommunity College1060.94%
(1)		-37.74%
(40)
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleCommunity College27535.64%
(98)		-39.27%
(108)
Empire Beauty School-CharlotteTrade School313.23%
(1)		-45.16%
(14)
Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemTrade School27--7.41%
(2)
Empire Beauty School-PinevilleTrade School26--38.46%
(10)
Carolina College of Hair DesignTrade School5822.41%
(13)		-84.48%
(49)
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleCommunity College28758.19%
(167)		-62.02%
(178)
Carolina College of Biblical Studies4-Years College0---
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine4-Years College0---
Shepherds Theological Seminary4-Years College0---
Manna University4-Years College0---
Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighTrade School2313.04%
(3)		-69.57%
(16)
Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroTrade School41--26.83%
(11)
MyComputerCareer at RaleighCommunity College73572.38%
(532)		-72.38%
(532)
South University-High Point4-Years College11---
DeVry University-North Carolina4-Years College250.00%
(1)		-50.00%
(1)
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair DesignTrade School922.22%
(2)		-88.89%
(8)
Beyond Measure Barbering InstituteTrade School1675.00%
(12)		-75.00%
(12)
Chamberlain University-North Carolina4-Years College1100.00%
(1)		-100.00%
(1)
Carolina University4-Years College2828.57%
(8)		32.14%
(9)		32.14%
(9)
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber CollegeTrade School812.50%
(1)		-62.50%
(5)
No Grease Barber SchoolTrade School1323.08%
(3)		-92.31%
(12)
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College4-Years College1526.67%
(4)		-26.67%
(4)
Elevate Salon InstituteTrade School33--60.61%
(20)
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlotteCommunity College1070.00%
(7)		-70.00%
(7)
Strayer University-South Raleigh Campus4-Years College0---
Strayer University-North Raleigh Campus4-Years College0---
Strayer University-South Charlotte4-Years College0---
Strayer University-North Charlotte4-Years College0---
ECPI University-Raleigh4-Years College0---
ECPI University-Charlotte4-Years College0---
ECPI University-Greensboro4-Years College0---
Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte4-Years College0---
South College-Asheville4-Years College0---
Gaston CollegeCommunity College0---
Winston - Salem Barber School - SatelliteTrade School0---
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville4-Years College0---
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