College of the Albemarle
About
College of The Albemarle (COA) is a public community college in the Albemarle region of northeastern North Carolina. The main campus is in Elizabeth City with satellite campuses in Barco, Manteo and Edenton. Established on December 16, 1960, College of The Albemarle became the first institution of the North Carolina Community College System as chartered by the Community College Act of 1957.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.3-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.
Of 37 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 5.4%
- No Data35 · 94.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 7
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2017Removal of Monitoring StatusSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2017Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 690 students received $3.2M in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 10 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (10.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at College of the Albemarle
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 1
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
College of the Albemarle vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions College of the Albemarle selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCollege of the Albemarle | 35% | — | 2,905 | $2,253 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,855 | $8,642 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,022 | $5,427 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,407 | $13,095 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,137 | $9,038 | Community College | |
| — | — | 754 | $10,548 | Community College | |
| — | — | 812 | $10,416 | Community College | |
| — | — | 332 | $9,931 | Community College | |
| — | — | 773 | $2,042 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,801 | $7,953 | Community College | |
Frontier Community College | — | — | — | $10,611 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,834 | $7,050 | Community College | |
| — | — | 891 | $2,676 | Community College | |
| — | — | 989 | $4,861 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,152 | $7,369 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,613 | $10,083 | Community College | |
| 20% | — | 1,235 | $3,925 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,219 | $4,126 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,184 | $5,964 | Community College | |
| — | — | 916 | $19,038 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,431 | $5,734 | Community College | |
| — | — | 587 | $5,405 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,023 | $7,799 | Community College | |
| — | 89.9% | 1,411 | $6,032 | Community College | |
| — | — | 349 | $13,470 | Community College | |
| — | 83.4% | 2,687 | $9,801 | Community College | |
| — | 74.1% | 1,845 | $7,712 | Community College | |
| — | 62.2% | 1,402 | $8,065 | Community College | |
| — | — | 944 | $5,726 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,385 | $3,562 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,765 | $8,169 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,107 | $4,622 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,875 | $5,875 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 28% | 78.7% | 1,394 | $7,369 |
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,613Net price$10,083View data - Community CollegeOhio
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Grad rate—Admit rate89.9%Enrollment1,411Net price$6,032View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment349Net price$13,470View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate83.4%Enrollment2,687Net price$9,801View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate74.1%Enrollment1,845Net price$7,712View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
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Western Texas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,385Net price$3,562View data - Community CollegeHawaii
Windward Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,765Net price$8,169View data - Community CollegeVirginia
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College of the Albemarle Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Division of Institutional Research, Planning, Effectiveness and Technology maintains oversight and/or support of a variety of processes and content areas necessary for continuous institutional improvement.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Dean RoughtonVice President, Institutional Research, Planning, Effectiveness and Technology
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 2024-20272024The College of The Albemarle has laid out its Strategic Plan for the years 2024 to 2027. During the spring 2024 semester, extensive stakeholder meetings were conducted to gather information for a visionary future of the college. The strategic plan document aims to drive future goals and initiatives based on the input and insights gathered during these engagements.albemarle.edu
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