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Coastal Carolina Community College

Jacksonville, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·coastalcarolina.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
—
Total enrollment
3,659
peer median 3,887
Avg net price
$7,779
+$719 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
59%

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 44 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
5
11.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing5 · 11.4%
  • No Data39 · 88.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
39

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
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.5%
$32,378 vs $32,203
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+19.4%
$38,456 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+29.2%
$41,616 vs $32,203
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+100.3%
$64,514 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+131.7%
$74,612 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.5%
+$175

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 1972Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 10

  1. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. May 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

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$7,436
$30–48k$7,411
$48–75k$8,555
$75–110k$6,965
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$7,779
+$719vs Community College median $7,061
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,462
Out-of-state
$8,606

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, 2,066 students received $10.4M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,066
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.4M
$10,401,593 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 21 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (9.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
9.5%
+7.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
21
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
17.5%
2016
11.2%
2017
14.0%
2018
10.8%
2019
9.5%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs34
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

579 total completions
01Liberal Arts
40169.3%
02Health Professions
7312.6%
03Business
223.8%
04Computer Sciences
203.5%
05Security/Protective
183.1%
06Engineering Tech
172.9%
07Personal/Culinary
101.7%
08Legal Professions
81.4%
09Mechanic
71.2%
10Engineering
30.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,659
12-mo unduplicated
4,827
Undergraduate
4,827
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%1,856
Women
62%2,971

Race / ethnicity composition

White
55.6%
Black
18.8%
Hispanic
18.0%
Asian
3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Non-resident
1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%

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
0.28
1 offenses · 3,611 students

3-year trend

0.562 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Arson
1

By location

1total
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs30
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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
115

CCCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CCCC 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
SubjectCoastal Carolina Community College
49%—3,659$7,779Community College
Sandhills Community College
——4,115$8,596Community College
Wayne Community College
——3,626$4,152Community College
Gaston College
——6,443$5,752Community College
Carteret Community College
——1,614$11,889Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College
——9,099$6,342Community College
Peer group median49%—3,887$7,061

Frequently asked questions about Coastal Carolina Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CCCC.

What is the graduation rate at Coastal Carolina Community College?

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

How many students attend Coastal Carolina Community College?

Coastal Carolina Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,659 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Coastal Carolina Community College?

The average net price at Coastal Carolina Community College is $7,779 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Coastal Carolina Community College located?

Coastal Carolina Community College is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina 28546-6816.

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