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Bladen Community College

Dublin, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·bladencc.edu

Bladen Community College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 23% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-state tuition and fees are $2,618 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $8,762 (2024). Fall enrollment is 1,173 students, and 1,581 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
23%
—
Total enrollment
1,173
peer median 1,506
Avg net price
$9,551
-$523 vs Community College
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About

Bladen Community College is a public community college located in Dublin, North Carolina. It is focused on providing quality education through various programs, including college transfer preparation and workforce development training. The institution offers associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
23%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

37.0pp gap
Pell recipients
13%2 of 16
Non-Pell (all)
50%3 of 6
No Federal Aid
50%3 of 6

Non-Pell students graduate at a 37.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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.

FVT/GE

Of 35 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
35
Passing
2
5.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

35programs
  • Passing2 · 5.7%
  • No Data33 · 94.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
33

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
+3.8%
$33,421 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+169.3%
$86,715 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+3.8%
+$1,218

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1976Next review Dec 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2013Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,915
$30–48k$9,265
$48–75k$10,188
$75–110k$11,040
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$9,551
-$523vs Community College median $10,074
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition and fees
$2,618
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$8,762

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 822 students received $3.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
822
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,831,467 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 9 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
9
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.8%
2017
16.1%
2018
23.0%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
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 Bladen Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs28
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

232 total completions
01Liberal Arts
15064.7%
02Health Professions
4218.1%
03Business
73.0%
04Agriculture
62.6%
05Security/Protective
52.2%
06Personal/Culinary
52.2%
07Education
52.2%
08Computer Sciences
52.2%
09Construction Trades
41.7%
10Precision Production
31.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,173
12-mo unduplicated
1,581
Undergraduate
1,581
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
28%439
Women
72%1,142

Race / ethnicity composition

White
38.2%
Black
28.5%
Hispanic
14.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
12.1%
Two or more
4.1%
Unknown
2.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Asian
0.2%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 990 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    40

    Bladen Community College vs Peer comparison

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

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectBladen Community College
    		—Open admission1,173$9,551Community College
    Arkansas State University Three Rivers
    		—Open admission1,983$8,070Community College
    Arkansas State University-Newport
    		—Open admission1,868$8,444Community College
    Clarendon College
    		—Open admission1,564$8,390Community College
    Dakota College at Bottineau
    		—Open admission1,204$10,039Community College
    Denmark Technical College
    		—Open admission675$19,156Community College
    Eastern Wyoming College
    		—Open admission1,457$4,764Community College
    Flint Hills Technical College
    		—Open admission1,794$16,017Community College
    Hazard Community and Technical College
    		—Open admission3,134$2,955Community College
    Helena College University of Montana
    		—Open admission1,554$11,593Community College
    Highlands College of Montana Tech
    		—Open admission727$14,962Community College
    Kirtland Community College
    		—Open admission1,905$7,456Community College
    Lakes Region Community College
    		—Open admission735$13,124Community College
    Lakeshore Technical College
    		—Open admission3,303$9,653Community College
    Manhattan Area Technical College
    		—Open admission878$10,074Community College
    Minnesota State College Southeast
    		—Open admission2,331$16,140Community College
    Northeastern Technical College
    		—Open admission1,428$6,913Community College
    Northland Pioneer College
    		—Open admission3,158$9,240Community College
    Northwest Iowa Community College
    		—Open admission1,907$14,800Community College
    Northwest Technical College
    		—Open admission978$10,996Community College
    Pine Technical & Community College
    		—Open admission1,794$12,798Community College
    Richland Community College
    		—Open admission2,388$3,741Community College
    River Valley Community College
    		—Open admission677$14,804Community College
    Salem Community College
    		—Open admission1,135$10,816Community College
    Salina Area Technical College
    		—Open admission1,016$6,468Community College
    Southeastern Illinois College
    		—Open admission1,446$11,437Community College
    Southeastern Technical College
    		—Open admission1,903$10,612Community College
    Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
    		—Open admission2,849$12,896Community College
    Wabash Valley College
    		———$8,134Community College
    White Mountains Community College
    		—Open admission577$15,474Community College
    Williamsburg Technical College
    		—Open admission668$9,887Community College
    Peer group median——1,506$10,074

    Institutions like Bladen Community College

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

    IPEDS
    • Community CollegeArkansas

      Arkansas State University Three Rivers

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,983
      Net price
      $8,070
    • Community CollegeArkansas

      Arkansas State University-Newport

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,868
      Net price
      $8,444
    • Community CollegeTexas

      Clarendon College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,564
      Net price
      $8,390
    • Community CollegeNorth Dakota

      Dakota College at Bottineau

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,204
      Net price
      $10,039
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Denmark Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      675
      Net price
      $19,156
    • Community CollegeWyoming

      Eastern Wyoming College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,457
      Net price
      $4,764
    • Community CollegeKansas

      Flint Hills Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,794
      Net price
      $16,017
    • Community CollegeKentucky

      Hazard Community and Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,134
      Net price
      $2,955
    • Community CollegeMontana

      Helena College University of Montana

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,554
      Net price
      $11,593
    • Community CollegeMontana

      Highlands College of Montana Tech

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      727
      Net price
      $14,962
    • Community CollegeMichigan

      Kirtland Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,905
      Net price
      $7,456
    • Community CollegeNew Hampshire

      Lakes Region Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      735
      Net price
      $13,124
    • Community CollegeWisconsin

      Lakeshore Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,303
      Net price
      $9,653
    • Community CollegeKansas

      Manhattan Area Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      878
      Net price
      $10,074
    • Community CollegeMinnesota

      Minnesota State College Southeast

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,331
      Net price
      $16,140
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Northeastern Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,428
      Net price
      $6,913
    • Community CollegeArizona

      Northland Pioneer College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,158
      Net price
      $9,240
    • Community CollegeIowa

      Northwest Iowa Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,907
      Net price
      $14,800
    • Community CollegeMinnesota

      Northwest Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      978
      Net price
      $10,996
    • Community CollegeMinnesota

      Pine Technical & Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,794
      Net price
      $12,798
    • Community CollegeIllinois

      Richland Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,388
      Net price
      $3,741
    • Community CollegeNew Hampshire

      River Valley Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      677
      Net price
      $14,804
    • Community CollegeNew Jersey

      Salem Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,135
      Net price
      $10,816
    • Community CollegeKansas

      Salina Area Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,016
      Net price
      $6,468
    • Community CollegeIllinois

      Southeastern Illinois College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,446
      Net price
      $11,437
    • Community CollegeGeorgia

      Southeastern Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,903
      Net price
      $10,612
    • Community CollegeWisconsin

      Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,849
      Net price
      $12,896
    • Community CollegeIllinois

      Wabash Valley College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      —
      Enrollment
      —
      Net price
      $8,134
    • Community CollegeNew Hampshire

      White Mountains Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      577
      Net price
      $15,474
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Williamsburg Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      668
      Net price
      $9,887

    Bladen Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    910-879-5500
    Address
    7418 NC Hwy 41W, P.O. Box 266, Dublin, NC 28332

    Institutional Effectiveness and Planning is a systematic and continuous process of collecting, analyzing, and distributing data. The College’s goals and outcomes are linked to the mission and assessment results are used to improve the College’s overall performance and student success.

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Bladen Community College

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

    What is the acceptance rate at Bladen Community College?

    Bladen Community College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Bladen Community College?

    At Bladen Community College, 23% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Bladen Community College?

    Bladen Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,173 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bladen Community College?

    The average net price at Bladen Community College is $9,551 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Bladen Community College located?

    Bladen Community College is located in Dublin, North Carolina 28332.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Bladen Community College?

    Bladen Community College's IR work is done by the 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.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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