Community CollegePublic
Fayetteville Technical Community College
6-yr Graduation
24%
—
Total enrollment
11,755
peer median 6,460
Avg net price
$3,589
-$4.0k vs Community College
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About
Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public community college in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and a member of the North Carolina Community College System. FTCC serves more than 30,000 students annually by providing over 190 occupational, technical, general education, college transfer, and continuing education programs. The third-largest community college in the state, and the largest in Eastern North Carolina, FTCC boasts one of the largest Continuing Education departments. Located adjacent to Fort Bragg, the college has provided education to the military since 1961.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
24%
Overall completion
24%
Full-time retention
58%
Full-time retention
58%
Pell equity
1.1pp gap
Pell recipients
23%67 of 289
Non-Pell (all)
24%35 of 145
Subsidized loan, no Pell
14%5 of 35
No Federal Aid
27%30 of 110
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
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 82 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 73 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
82
Passing
7
8.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
2.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.4%
+1.8pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
82programs
- Passing7 · 8.5%
- No Data73 · 89.0%
- Failing2 · 2.4%
Severity spectrum
Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
73
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
$23,313
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
-27.6%
−$8,890
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-27.6%
$23,313 vs $32,203
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$31,829
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
-1.2%
−$374
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-1.2%
$31,829 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$38,049
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+18.2%
+$5,846
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.2%
$38,049 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$46,852
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+45.5%
+$14,649
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+45.5%
$46,852 vs $32,203
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
$47,405
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+47.2%
+$15,202
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+47.2%
$47,405 vs $32,203
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$51,081
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+58.6%
+$18,878
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+58.6%
$51,081 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$55,665
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+72.9%
+$23,462
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+72.9%
$55,665 vs $32,203
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$64,954
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+101.7%
+$32,751
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+101.7%
$64,954 vs $32,203
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-1.2%
−$374
Just failing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,603
$27,244
54%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,603 debt · $27,244 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$19,378
$38,049
51%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$19,378 debt · $38,049 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,286
$31,829
48%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,286 debt · $31,829 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$13,809
$40,278
34%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$13,809 debt · $40,278 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$13,275
$55,665
24%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$13,275 debt · $55,665 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$11,110
$46,852
24%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$11,110 debt · $46,852 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,553
$40,426
24%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,553 debt · $40,426 earn
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
$10,500
$52,604
20%
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
$10,500 debt · $52,604 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Accredited since 1967Next review Dec 2026
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 24
- Nov 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
- Feb 2024Removal of Monitoring StatusAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$3,589
-$4,001vs Community College median $7,591
Federal loans
17.1%
In-state tuition
$2,628
Out-of-state
$8,772
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 7,386 students received $35.2M in Pell grants, alongside $14.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
7,386
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$35.2M
$35,169,786 total
Direct Loans
$14.3M
4,284 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
6k’20
6k’21
6k’22
6k’23
7k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$7.1M
2,419 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.2M
1,856 loan awards
Parent PLUS$53K
9 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,009 borrowers who entered repayment, 130 (6.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
6.4%
+4.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,009
Defaulted
130
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
16.8%+7.5
2017
12.9%+3.7
2018
14.2%+7.2
2019
6.4%+4.1
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.
Academic programs at Faytechcc
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs76
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
1,517 total completions
01Liberal Arts
56837.4%
01Liberal Arts
56837.4%
02Health Professions
32721.6%
02Health Professions
32721.6%
03Business
1489.8%
03Business
1489.8%
04Personal/Culinary
1207.9%
04Personal/Culinary
1207.9%
05Computer Sciences
1036.8%
05Computer Sciences
1036.8%
06Security/Protective
895.9%
06Security/Protective
895.9%
07Mechanic
624.1%
07Mechanic
624.1%
08Construction Trades
503.3%
08Construction Trades
503.3%
09Education
281.8%
09Education
281.8%
10Engineering Tech
221.5%
10Engineering Tech
221.5%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
11,755
12-mo unduplicated
16,050
Undergraduate
16,050
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
40%6,394
Women
60%9,656
Race / ethnicity composition
Black
41.6%
White
30.8%
Hispanic
14.2%
Two or more
4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.2%
Unknown
2.2%
Asian
2.0%
Non-resident
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
99
58 M · 41 W
Women athletes
41.4%
Athletic aid
$83K
Total student aid
Budget
$763K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$32K
$51K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$0
Head-coach salaries
$29K
$25K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 4
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Baseball
40
—
$145,759
Baseball
40 M · —
Basketball
18
15
$187,599
Basketball
18 M · 15 W
Volleyball
—
15
$66,361
Volleyball
— · 15 W
Softball
—
12
$86,173
Softball
— · 12 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.09
1 offenses · 10,877 students
3-year trend
0.102 yrs ago0.291 yr ago0.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
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
Arson
1
By location
1total
- Non-campus1
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
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
324
Faytechcc vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Faytechcc selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFayetteville Technical Community College | 24% | — | 11,755 | $3,589 | Community College |
| — | — | 6,510 | $11,602 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,459 | $6,949 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,455 | $10,485 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,182 | $9,474 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,001 | $5,397 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,082 | $9,610 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,623 | $5,283 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,307 | $4,001 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,099 | $7,200 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,485 | $15,002 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,046 | $8,325 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,187 | $6,005 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,240 | $9,086 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,453 | $6,275 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,028 | $7,981 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,942 | $6,114 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,238 | $12,564 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,884 | $11,762 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,410 | $7,012 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,332 | $4,966 | Community College | |
| — | — | 24,609 | $8,759 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 24% | — | 6,460 | $7,591 |
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,307Net price$4,001View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,238Net price$12,564View data - Community CollegeVirginia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment16,884Net price$11,762View data - Community CollegeVirginia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,410Net price$7,012View data - Community CollegeVirginia
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Wake Technical Community College
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Faytechcc Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
castanov [at] faytechcc.edu
Phone
910-678-8535
Address
Administration Building, Room 167-C, 2301 Hull Rd., Fayetteville, NC 28303
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness directs research, planning, and evaluation activities that support informed decision-making at Fayetteville Technical Community College.
Visit IR office pageTeam
2 members
- Dr. Vincent CastanoDean
- Willie Pomeroy, PhDDirector of Assessment and Accreditation
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 Planning and Research - Fayetteville Technical Community College2026The Strategic Planning and Research department at Fayetteville Technical Community College aims to advance the institution's strategic priorities through innovative projects and critical funding initiatives. The college focuses on student success, workforce preparation, and meeting industry needs to promote economic mobility within the community. Key initiatives include career development, guided pathways, and programs supporting military veterans and community engagement.faytechcc.edu
Frequently asked questions about Fayetteville Technical Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Faytechcc.
What is the graduation rate at Fayetteville Technical Community College?
Fayetteville Technical Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Fayetteville Technical Community College?
Fayetteville Technical Community College reports a total enrollment of 11,755 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Fayetteville Technical Community College?
The average net price at Fayetteville Technical Community College is $3,589 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Fayetteville Technical Community College located?
Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303-0236.
Who runs Institutional Research at Fayetteville Technical Community College?
Fayetteville Technical Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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