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Craven Community College

New Bern, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·cravencc.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
—
Total enrollment
3,103
peer median 2,412
Avg net price
$4,402
-$1.7k 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
48%
Full-time retention
66%

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 38 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
4
10.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing4 · 10.5%
  • No Data34 · 89.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
34

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.

4
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.3%
$35,841 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.7%
$40,158 vs $32,203
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.1%
$42,856 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+144.2%
$78,654 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 1971Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 6

  1. Jan 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Associate degree
  3. Jan 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Oct 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Jun 2017Renewal 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$3,923
$30–48k$4,601
$48–75k$5,138
$75–110k$5,786
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$4,402
-$1,718vs Community College median $6,120
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,022
Out-of-state
$6,630

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, 1,359 students received $6.0M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,359
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.0M
$5,961,216 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 135 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (6.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.6%
+4.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
135
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.0%
2017
11.7%
2018
0.0%
2019
6.6%
2020*
1.2%
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 Craven Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

571 total completions
01Liberal Arts
41372.3%
02Health Professions
7413.0%
03Mechanic
152.6%
04Business
152.6%
05Precision Production
122.1%
06Engineering Tech
122.1%
07Computer Sciences
91.6%
08Education
91.6%
09Security/Protective
71.2%
10Engineering
50.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,103
12-mo unduplicated
3,912
Undergraduate
3,912
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%1,588
Women
59%2,324

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.7%
Black
18.5%
Hispanic
11.4%
Two or more
6.0%
Asian
3.8%
Unknown
3.7%
Non-resident
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
6
6 M · 0 W
Women athletes
0.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$20K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
—
Recruiting expense
$0
—
Head-coach salaries
$6K
—
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Golf
6 M · —
$13K

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 · 2,701 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
    Weapons20
    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
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    74

    Craven Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Craven 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
    SubjectCraven Community College
    		48%—3,103$4,402Community College
    Randolph Community College
    		——2,814$7,242Community College
    Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
    		——3,914$5,517Community College
    Brunswick Community College
    		——2,009$8,785Community College
    Isothermal Community College
    		——1,918$6,723Community College
    Beaufort County Community College
    		——1,856$5,105Community College
    Peer group median48%—2,412$6,120

    Frequently asked questions about Craven Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Craven Community College?

    Craven Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Craven Community College?

    Craven Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,103 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Craven Community College?

    The average net price at Craven Community College is $4,402 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Craven Community College located?

    Craven Community College is located in New Bern, North Carolina 28562-4900.

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