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Alamance Community College

Graham, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·alamancecc.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
Total enrollment
4,827
peer median 4,992
Avg net price
$6,109
+$1.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

5.1pp gap
Pell recipients
42%65 of 156
Non-Pell (all)
37%55 of 149
No Federal Aid
37%55 of 149

Pell recipients here graduate at a 5.1-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 72 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
72
Passing
5
6.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

72programs
  • Passing5 · 6.9%
  • No Data67 · 93.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
67

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+8.9%
$35,072 vs $32,203
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.6%
$37,859 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+32.8%
$42,755 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.9%
$43,755 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+164.2%
$85,092 vs $32,203

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1969Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 22

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,914
$30–48k$5,328
$48–75k$8,374
$75–110k$10,344
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,109
+$1,717vs Community College median $4,392
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,592
Out-of-state
$8,736

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,792 students received $8.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,792
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.8M
$8,778,959 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
1
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Alamance Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

588 total completions
01Liberal Arts
34458.5%
02Health Professions
8113.8%
03Education
284.8%
04Precision Production
223.7%
05Computer Sciences
223.7%
06Business
213.6%
07Security/Protective
213.6%
08Engineering Tech
203.4%
09Agriculture
152.6%
10Mechanic
142.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,827
12-mo unduplicated
6,179
Undergraduate
6,179
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%2,340
Women
62%3,839

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.2%
Black
22.3%
Hispanic
21.4%
Non-resident
3.5%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
2.2%
Asian
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.53
2 offenses · 3,739 students

3-year trend

0.262 yrs ago0.511 yr ago0.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2

By location

2total
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
105

Alamance Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Alamance Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAlamance Community College
39%4,827$6,109Community College
5,882$5,446Community College
5,157$1,664Community College
2,936$3,286Community College
7,028$7,981Community College
2,780$3,338Community College
Peer group median39%4,992$4,392

Institutions like Alamance Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Alamance Community College's comparison group.

Alamance Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Research & Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
(336) 578-2002
Address
1247 Jimmie Kerr Rd Graham, NC P.O. Box 8000 Graham, NC 27253

The purpose of the Research and Institutional Effectiveness (IE) department is to advance and support the college through planning and institutional research by guiding the college in the completion of its continuous planning activities, providing data collection and analysis assistance, supporting state and federal reporting requirements, and supervising and monitoring Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accreditation activities.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Rose Webster
    Director

Frequently asked questions about Alamance Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Alamance Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Alamance Community College?

Alamance Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Alamance Community College?

Alamance Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,827 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Alamance Community College?

The average net price at Alamance Community College is $6,109 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Alamance Community College located?

Alamance Community College is located in Graham, North Carolina 27253-8000.

Who runs Institutional Research at Alamance Community College?

Alamance Community College's IR work is done by the Research & Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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