Craven Community College
About
Craven Community College is a public community college with its main campus in New Bern, North Carolina. It also has campuses in Havelock and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Established in 1965, it was originally an extension of Lenoir Community College—Craven IEC. It later added degree-awarding programs in several technical fields and became a technical institute. In the early 1970s, college-transfer degrees were added and the school became a community college. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.7-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 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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 10.5%
- No Data34 · 89.5%
- 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 · 4
Action history · 6
- Jan 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Associate degree
- Jan 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2017Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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, 1,378 students received $6.1M 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 135 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (6.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Craven Community College
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.
Craven Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Craven Community College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCraven Community College | 48% | — | 3,103 | $3,289 | Community College |
| — | — | 5,872 | $8,525 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,459 | $6,949 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,811 | $9,330 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,260 | $8,296 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,558 | $995 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,659 | $9,461 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,524 | $13,996 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,959 | $9,023 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,719 | $8,928 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,085 | $6,835 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,054 | $9,850 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,856 | $7,050 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,979 | $6,481 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,751 | $7,280 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,875 | $5,800 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,263 | $5,963 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,686 | $10,562 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,731 | $9,082 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,880 | $3,877 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 3,674 | $11,795 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 48% | — | 3,260 | $8,296 |
Institutions like Craven Community College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Craven Community College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeTexas
Alvin Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,872Net price$8,525View data - Community CollegeGeorgia
Athens Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,459Net price$6,949View data - Community CollegeWisconsin
Blackhawk Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,811Net price$9,330View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Cape Cod Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,260Net price$8,296View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Cleveland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,558Net price$995View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Coastal Carolina Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,659Net price$9,461View data - Community CollegeArizona
Coconino Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,524Net price$13,996View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Crowder College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,959Net price$9,023View data - Community CollegeMaine
Eastern Maine Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,719Net price$8,928View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Hagerstown Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,085Net price$6,835View data - Community CollegeNew York
Jamestown Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,054Net price$9,850View data - Community CollegeIllinois
John Wood Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,856Net price$7,050View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Mitchell Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,979Net price$6,481View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Montcalm Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,751Net price$7,280View data - Community CollegeKentucky
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,875Net price$5,800View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,263Net price$5,963View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,686Net price$10,562View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
South Central College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,731Net price$9,082View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
South Florida State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,880Net price$3,877View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Whatcom Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,674Net price$11,795View data
Craven Community College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) at Craven Community College is to progressively contribute to the strategic planning, policy formulation, and decision-making processes of the College by advancing and providing timely and accurate quantitative and qualitative information, analysis and summary reports, and by providing leadership in strategic planning, institutional effectiveness, mission attainment, quality enhancement, and accountability.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planCraven Community College Strategic Plan2023Craven Community College has set a strategic plan to guide its operations from 2023 to 2028, with a focus on enhancing teaching and learning, fostering a student-centered experience, cultivating a supportive college environment, and engaging with the community. The plan emphasizes securing accreditation reaffirmations, expanding program offerings, developing leadership, and increasing community engagement and donor participation. The college aims to align its programs with professional and community needs while maintaining a commitment to quality education and student support.cravencc.edu
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