Community CollegePublic
Forsyth Technical Community College
6-yr Graduation
34%
—
Total enrollment
9,099
peer median 4,827
Avg net price
$7,200
+$719 vs Community College
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About
Forsyth Technical Community College, is a public community college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The college is one of the largest in the North Carolina Community College System, with an enrollment of over 11,000 credit students and over 24,000 Corporate and Continuing Education students.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
34%
Overall completion
34%
Full-time retention
73%
Full-time retention
73%
Pell equity
7.6pp gap
Pell recipients
31%132 of 429
Non-Pell (all)
39%130 of 337
Subsidized loan, no Pell
16%3 of 19
No Federal Aid
40%127 of 318
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.6-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 71 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
71
Passing
14
19.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
71programs
- Passing14 · 19.7%
- No Data57 · 80.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
3
Safe
9
No data
57
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
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
$34,696
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+7.7%
+$2,493
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+7.7%
$34,696 vs $32,203
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$35,406
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+9.9%
+$3,203
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+9.9%
$35,406 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
$36,484
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+13.3%
+$4,281
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+13.3%
$36,484 vs $32,203
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
$38,367
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+19.1%
+$6,164
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+19.1%
$38,367 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$39,558
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+22.8%
+$7,355
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+22.8%
$39,558 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$40,722
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+26.5%
+$8,519
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.5%
$40,722 vs $32,203
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$41,078
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+27.6%
+$8,875
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.6%
$41,078 vs $32,203
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$42,789
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+32.9%
+$10,586
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.9%
$42,789 vs $32,203
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$29,407
$35,406
83%
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$29,407 debt · $35,406 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$22,083
$33,673
66%
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$22,083 debt · $33,673 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$24,251
$42,789
57%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$24,251 debt · $42,789 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Undergraduate Certificate · Education
$13,498
$30,864
44%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Undergraduate Certificate · Education
$13,498 debt · $30,864 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$16,506
$39,558
42%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$16,506 debt · $39,558 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,832
$39,703
40%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,832 debt · $39,703 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$16,500
$44,191
37%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$16,500 debt · $44,191 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$8,916
$40,722
22%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$8,916 debt · $40,722 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 1968Next review Dec 2028
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 14
- Nov 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- May 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
- May 2021Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
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
$7,200
+$719vs Community College median $6,481
Federal loans
17.2%
In-state tuition
$2,276
Out-of-state
$6,884
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,236 students received $25.0M in Pell grants, alongside $11.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
5,236
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$25.0M
$24,951,780 total
Direct Loans
$11.5M
3,844 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
4k’20
4k’21
4k’22
4k’23
5k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$5.1M
2,052 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.3M
1,784 loan awards
Parent PLUS$58K
8 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 1,203 borrowers who entered repayment, 48 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,203
Defaulted
48
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
21.9%+12.6
2017
18.5%+9.3
2018
12.3%+5.3
2019
3.9%+1.6
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 Forsythtech
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs60
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
1,278 total completions
01Liberal Arts
55743.6%
01Liberal Arts
55743.6%
02Health Professions
27321.4%
02Health Professions
27321.4%
03Business
13010.2%
03Business
13010.2%
04Computer Sciences
917.1%
04Computer Sciences
917.1%
05Mechanic
715.6%
05Mechanic
715.6%
06Security/Protective
423.3%
06Security/Protective
423.3%
07Engineering Tech
352.7%
07Engineering Tech
352.7%
08Precision Production
272.1%
08Precision Production
272.1%
09Education
262.0%
09Education
262.0%
10Comm. Technologies
262.0%
10Comm. Technologies
262.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
9,099
12-mo unduplicated
12,291
Undergraduate
12,291
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
35%4,301
Women
65%7,990
Race / ethnicity composition
White
37.9%
Black
26.5%
Hispanic
21.6%
Unknown
5.9%
Two or more
4.1%
Asian
2.1%
Non-resident
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
20
12 M · 8 W
Women athletes
40.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$28K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$4K
$2K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 2
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Basketball
12
—
$10,174
Basketball
12 M · —
Volleyball
—
8
$3,647
Volleyball
— · 8 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
0.34
3 offenses · 8,716 students
3-year trend
1.542 yrs ago1.571 yr ago0.34Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
53
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1
By location
3total
- On campus3
VAWA offenses
1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
19
Stalking
21 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons143
Drugs94
Liquor22
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Data quality: 6 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
241
Forsythtech vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Forsythtech 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectForsyth Technical Community College | 34% | — | 9,099 | $7,200 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,827 | $6,109 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,510 | $11,602 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,914 | $10,810 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,082 | $9,610 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,904 | $10,528 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,882 | $5,446 | Community College | |
| — | — | 20,375 | $3,345 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,905 | $2,253 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,103 | $3,289 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,305 | $8,753 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,157 | $1,664 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,397 | $0 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,755 | $3,589 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,443 | $6,592 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,485 | $15,002 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,395 | $6,723 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,371 | $1,776 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,979 | $6,481 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,780 | $3,338 | Community College | |
| — | — | 896 | $1,095 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,814 | $6,918 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,238 | $2,892 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,028 | $7,981 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,013 | $6,675 | Community College | |
| — | — | 24,609 | $8,759 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,813 | $6,448 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 34% | — | 4,827 | $6,481 |
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,914Net price$10,810View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,904Net price$10,528View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,882Net price$5,446View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20,375Net price$3,345View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,905Net price$2,253View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,103Net price$3,289View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,305Net price$8,753View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,157Net price$1,664View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,755Net price$3,589View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,443Net price$6,592View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,485Net price$15,002View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,395Net price$6,723View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Johnston Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,371Net price$1,776View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Mitchell Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,979Net price$6,481View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,780Net price$3,338View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment896Net price$1,095View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Randolph Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,814Net price$6,918View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Robeson Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,238Net price$2,892View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,028Net price$7,981View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,013Net price$6,675View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24,609Net price$8,759View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,813Net price$6,448View data
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 Innovation and PlanningForsyth Technical Community College focuses on strategic innovation and effectiveness to support continuous improvement and institutional success. The Office of Strategic Planning & Innovation monitors compliance, develops Quality Enhancement Plans, and provides research for planning and decision-making. Through these initiatives, Forsyth Tech aims to enhance the academic and administrative functions to foster student success and institutional excellence.forsythtech.edu
Frequently asked questions about Forsyth Technical Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Forsythtech.
What is the graduation rate at Forsyth Technical Community College?
Forsyth Technical Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Forsyth Technical Community College?
Forsyth Technical Community College reports a total enrollment of 9,099 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Forsyth Technical Community College?
The average net price at Forsyth Technical Community College is $7,200 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Forsyth Technical Community College located?
Forsyth Technical Community College is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103-5197.
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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