Community CollegePublic

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·carteret.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
—
Total enrollment
1,614
peer median 3,643
Avg net price
$11,889
+$5.1k vs Community College
Use this data
Ask Clema
OutcomesProgram outcomesAccreditationCostFederal aidLoan defaultsAcademic programsEnrollment trendsCampus safetyFacultyPeers

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
62%

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 43 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
3
7.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing3 · 7.0%
  • No Data40 · 93.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
40

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.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+29.8%
$41,798 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+88.9%
$60,840 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+99.4%
$64,212 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 1974Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 7

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Feb 2023Grant 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
  4. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

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$11,159
$30–48k$12,667
$48–75k$15,726
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$11,889
+$5,124vs Community College median $6,766
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,310
Out-of-state
$7,954

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, 760 students received $3.4M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
760
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,364,319 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 38 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (13.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
13.1%
+10.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
38
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.0%
2017
15.9%
2018
13.0%
2019
13.1%
2020*
12.5%
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 Carteret Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

214 total completions
01Liberal Arts
8841.1%
02Health Professions
7233.6%
03Business
125.6%
04Personal/Culinary
115.1%
05Security/Protective
73.3%
06Computer Sciences
73.3%
07Mechanic
52.3%
08Agriculture
52.3%
09Comm. Technologies
41.9%
10Legal Professions
31.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,614
12-mo unduplicated
2,171
Undergraduate
2,171
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%754
Women
65%1,417

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.0%
Black
9.3%
Hispanic
8.9%
Two or more
3.7%
Unknown
1.7%
Asian
1.4%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
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 · 1,554 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
    Weapons01
    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)
    67

    Carteret Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Carteret 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
    SubjectCarteret Community College
    		49%—1,614$11,889Community College
    Wayne Community College
    		——3,626$4,152Community College
    Coastal Carolina Community College
    		——3,659$7,779Community College
    Sandhills Community College
    		——4,115$8,596Community College
    Southwest Mississippi Community College
    		——1,758$3,057Community College
    Gaston College
    		——6,443$5,752Community College
    Peer group median49%—3,643$6,766

    Frequently asked questions about Carteret Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Carteret Community College?

    Carteret Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Carteret Community College?

    Carteret Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,614 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Carteret Community College?

    The average net price at Carteret Community College is $11,889 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Carteret Community College located?

    Carteret Community College is located in Morehead City, North Carolina 28557.

    Have a question this page can’t answer?

    Ask Clema anything about Carteret Community College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

    Try for freeBook a demo

    Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card