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Davidson-Davie Community College

Thomasville, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·davidsondavie.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
—
Total enrollment
4,305
peer median 2,489
Avg net price
$7,258
+$2.8k 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
46%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
36%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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 56 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
10
17.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing10 · 17.9%
  • No Data46 · 82.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
46

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.

10
Zoology/Animal Biology
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+7.6%
$34,635 vs $32,203
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+12.2%
$36,138 vs $32,203
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.3%
$40,989 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+37.2%
$44,176 vs $32,203
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+40.4%
$45,220 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+40.6%
$45,283 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+41.8%
$45,679 vs $32,203
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+58.8%
$51,140 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Undergraduate Certificate · Education
69%
$20,202 debt · $29,376 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
59%
$26,000 debt · $44,176 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
48%
$17,916 debt · $37,517 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Undergraduate Certificate · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
29%
$12,250 debt · $42,816 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Undergraduate Certificate · Security And Protective Services
28%
$13,500 debt · $47,694 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$8,750 debt · $45,283 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$10,500 debt · $76,316 earn

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 1968Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 11

  1. Aug 2025Renewal 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. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$6,236
$30–48k$6,268
$48–75k$7,460
$75–110k$11,686
$110k+$14,023

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

Avg net price
$7,258
+$2,821vs Community College median $4,437
Federal loans
15.7%
In-state tuition
$1,978
Out-of-state
$6,586

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, 2,048 students received $9.8M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,048
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.8M
$9,776,095 total
Direct Loans
$5.8M
1,662 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M
869 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.3M
793 loan awards

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 444 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (5.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.4%
+3.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
444
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.3%
2017
18.2%
2018
13.2%
2019
5.4%
2020*
0.0%
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 DCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

532 total completions
01Liberal Arts
24846.6%
02Health Professions
11822.2%
03Business
458.5%
04Biological Sciences
244.5%
05Computer Sciences
234.3%
06Engineering Tech
203.8%
07Mechanic
152.8%
08Security/Protective
152.8%
09Public Admin
142.6%
10Legal Professions
101.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,305
12-mo unduplicated
5,112
Undergraduate
5,112
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%1,834
Women
64%3,278

Race / ethnicity composition

White
63.8%
Black
17.3%
Hispanic
12.2%
Unknown
2.4%
Two or more
2.1%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
24
13 M · 11 W
Women athletes
45.8%
Athletic aid
$19K
Total student aid
Budget
$230K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$8K
$11K
Recruiting expense
$485
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$9K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Basketball
13 M · —
$70K
Volleyball
— · 11 W
$41K

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 · 3,921 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
    Weapons01
    Drugs03
    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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    101

    DCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions DCC 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
    SubjectDavidson-Davie Community College
    		46%—4,305$7,258Community College
    Johnston Community College
    		——5,371$3,946Community College
    Cleveland Community College
    		——1,558$414Community College
    Richmond Community College
    		——2,384$6,042Community College
    Wilkes Community College
    		——2,593-$28Community College
    Southwestern Community College
    		——2,157$4,928Community College
    Peer group median46%—2,489$4,437

    Frequently asked questions about Davidson-Davie Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about DCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Davidson-Davie Community College?

    Davidson-Davie Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Davidson-Davie Community College?

    Davidson-Davie Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,305 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Davidson-Davie Community College?

    The average net price at Davidson-Davie Community College is $7,258 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Davidson-Davie Community College located?

    Davidson-Davie Community College is located in Thomasville, North Carolina 27360-7385.

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