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Beaufort County Community College

Washington, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·beaufortccc.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
Total enrollment
1,856
peer median 1,964
Avg net price
$5,105
-$809 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
76%

Program outcomes

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

Of 34 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
34
Passing
2
5.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

34programs
  • Passing2 · 5.9%
  • No Data32 · 94.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
32

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.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+52.0%
$48,958 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+155.6%
$82,317 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 1973Next review Jun 2029

Action history · 6

  1. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2019Renewal 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$4,595
$30–48k$5,500
$48–75k$6,058
$75–110k$6,903
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$5,105
-$809vs Community College median $5,914
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,540
Out-of-state
$8,684

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 845 students received $3.7M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
845
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.7M
$3,656,644 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
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 38 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (7.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.8%
+5.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
38
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
23.6%
2017
17.3%
2018
9.5%
2019
7.8%
2020*
7.6%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Beaufortccc

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

446 total completions
01Liberal Arts
28163.0%
02Health Professions
7115.9%
03Business
286.3%
04Engineering Tech
153.4%
05Computer Sciences
122.7%
06Security/Protective
102.2%
07Education
102.2%
08Personal/Culinary
92.0%
09Agriculture
71.6%
10Precision Production
30.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,856
12-mo unduplicated
2,523
Undergraduate
2,523
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%824
Women
67%1,699

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.4%
Black
30.4%
Hispanic
14.0%
Unknown
4.9%
Two or more
2.7%
Asian
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Non-resident
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
0.00
0 offenses · 1,741 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    55

    Beaufortccc vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Beaufortccc 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
    SubjectBeaufort County Community College
    48%1,856$5,105Community College
    Isothermal Community College
    1,918$6,723Community College
    Brunswick Community College
    2,009$8,785Community College
    Randolph Community College
    2,814$7,242Community College
    James Sprunt Community College
    1,519$3,852Community College
    Craven Community College
    3,103$4,402Community College
    Peer group median48%1,964$5,914

    Frequently asked questions about Beaufort County Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Beaufortccc.

    What is the graduation rate at Beaufort County Community College?

    Beaufort County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Beaufort County Community College?

    Beaufort County Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,856 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Beaufort County Community College?

    The average net price at Beaufort County Community College is $5,105 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Beaufort County Community College located?

    Beaufort County Community College is located in Washington, North Carolina 27889.

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