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Brunswick Community College

Bolivia, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·brunswickcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
—
Total enrollment
2,009
peer median 2,461
Avg net price
$9,009
+$2.3k vs Community College
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About

Brunswick Community College (BCC) is a public community college in Bolivia, North Carolina. The service area of Brunswick Community College includes Brunswick and New Hanover counties with the main campus located in Bolivia. BCC contains two other campuses, one in Leland and one in Southport.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

38.2pp gap
Pell recipients
22%19 of 88
Non-Pell (all)
60%50 of 83
No Federal Aid
60%50 of 83

Non-Pell students graduate at a 38.2-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 30 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
30
Passing
2
6.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

30programs
  • Passing2 · 6.7%
  • No Data28 · 93.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
28

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
+27.7%
$41,131 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+145.6%
$79,084 vs $32,203

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 1983Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 7

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Nov 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$8,748
$30–48k$9,083
$48–75k$9,985
$75–110k$7,481
$110k+$9,138

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

Avg net price
$9,009
+$2,334vs Community College median $6,675
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,553
Out-of-state
$8,697

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, 836 students received $3.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
836
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,845,499 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 0 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
0
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 Brunswick Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs19
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

403 total completions
01Liberal Arts
26265.0%
02Health Professions
7217.9%
03Business
143.5%
04Computer Sciences
143.5%
05Agriculture
102.5%
06Education
82.0%
07Engineering
71.7%
08Personal/Culinary
71.7%
09Security/Protective
51.2%
10Parks/Recreation
41.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,009
12-mo unduplicated
2,789
Undergraduate
2,789
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,022
Women
63%1,767

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.0%
Black
14.2%
Hispanic
11.2%
Two or more
3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Unknown
0.9%
Asian
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
71
47 M · 24 W
Women athletes
33.8%
Athletic aid
$52K
Total student aid
Budget
$283K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$22K
$30K
Recruiting expense
$340
$275
Head-coach salaries
$5K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
32 M · —
$65K
Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$157K
Softball
— · 12 W
$36K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 1,845 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    50

    Brunswick Community College vs Peer comparison

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

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectBrunswick Community College
    		40%—2,009$9,009Community College
    Bladen Community College
    		——1,173$9,551Community College
    Blue Ridge Community College
    		——2,723$5,756Community College
    Haywood Community College
    		——1,395$6,723Community College
    Nash Community College
    		——2,780$3,338Community College
    Pitt Community College
    		——7,684$7,337Community College
    Randolph Community College
    		——2,814$6,918Community College
    Rockingham Community College
    		——1,803$2,060Community College
    Sampson Community College
    		——1,526$3,108Community College
    South Piedmont Community College
    		——4,013$6,675Community College
    Stanly Community College
    		——2,468$5,721Community College
    Technical College of the Lowcountry
    		——2,461$14,724Community College
    Western Piedmont Community College
    		——1,813$6,448Community College
    Peer group median40%—2,461$6,675

    Institutions like Brunswick Community College

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

    IPEDS

    Brunswick Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Planning & Research
    Email
    buffkinb [at] brunswickcc.edu
    Phone
    910-755-7397
    Address
    50 College Road NE, Bolivia, NC 28422

    The office is responsible for coordinating the College’s institutional effectiveness processes and state-mandated reporting, as well as for generating informational data that ensures the institution’s compliance with federal and state funding and accreditation agencies.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Brittany Buffkin
      Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Brunswick Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Brunswick Community College?

    Brunswick Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Brunswick Community College?

    Brunswick Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,009 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Brunswick Community College?

    The average net price at Brunswick Community College is $9,009 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Brunswick Community College located?

    Brunswick Community College is located in Bolivia, North Carolina 28422-9021.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Brunswick Community College?

    Brunswick Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Planning & Research.

    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.
    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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    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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