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Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·isothermal.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
6-yr Graduation
55%
Total enrollment
1,918
peer median 2,649
Avg net price
$10,758
+$5.4k vs Community College
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Isothermal Community College (ICC) is a public community college in Spindale, North Carolina. Named after its location in the thermal belt, an area in the foothills of Western North Carolina with significantly milder temperatures than its immediate neighboring areas, 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.

Overall completion
55%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

12.9pp gap
Pell recipients
50%47 of 94
Non-Pell (all)
63%44 of 70
No Federal Aid
63%44 of 70

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.9-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 57 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
57
Passing
2
3.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

57programs
  • Passing2 · 3.5%
  • No Data55 · 96.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
55

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.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+8.7%
$34,997 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+137.7%
$76,532 vs $32,203

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 1970Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 15

  1. Jan 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,108
$30–48k$10,605
$48–75k$11,592
$75–110k$12,928
$110k+$14,687

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

Avg net price
$10,758
+$5,383vs Community College median $5,375
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,030
Out-of-state
$6,638

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,059 students received $5.2M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,059
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.2M
$5,201,870 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.

Of 20 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (5.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
20
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
40.4%
2017
30.4%
2018
20.4%
2019
5.0%
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 Isothermal Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

220 total completions
01Liberal Arts
9543.2%
02Health Professions
4219.1%
03Business
2410.9%
04Construction Trades
115.0%
05Precision Production
104.5%
06Computer Sciences
104.5%
07Security/Protective
94.1%
08Education
73.2%
09Engineering Tech
73.2%
10Agriculture
52.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,918
12-mo unduplicated
2,646
Undergraduate
2,646
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%970
Women
63%1,676

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.7%
Black
11.0%
Hispanic
9.3%
Two or more
4.7%
Unknown
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Non-resident
0.5%
Asian
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,810 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
    Weapons00
    Drugs01
    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.

    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    59

    Isothermal Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Isothermal Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectIsothermal Community College
    55%Open admission1,918$10,758Community College
    Open admission2,307$4,807Community College
    Open admission2,719$4,524Community College
    Open admission1,461$5,375Community College
    Open admission2,552$5,717Community College
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    Open admission4,378$5,937Community College
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    Open admission4,203$4,641Community College
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    Open admission3,914$10,810Community College
    Open admission2,140$15,996Community College
    Open admission5,882$5,446Community College
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    Open admission1,705$4,244Community College
    Open admission1,558$995Community College
    100.0%3,282$6,384Community College
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    Open admission2,905$2,253Community College
    Open admission3,307$4,001Community College
    Open admission2,932$3,894Community College
    Open admission3,103$3,289Community College
    Open admission2,465$6,669Community College
    Open admission3,296$4,612Community College
    Open admission2,785$5,240Community College
    Open admission3,841$4,608Community College
    Open admission1,397$0 or lessCommunity College
    Open admission2,699$12,609Community College
    Open admission2,921$5,364Baccalaureate
    Open admission4,044$1,170Community College
    Open admission1,925$9,272Community College
    Open admission1,395$6,723Community College
    Open admission3,134$2,955Community College
    Open admission1,944$4,232Community College
    Open admission2,211$5,875Community College
    Open admission3,518$6,236Community College
    Open admission4,753$6,048Community College
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    Open admission2,591$4,127Community College
    Open admission3,569$5,406Community College
    Open admission4,434$4,605Community College
    Open admission2,780$6,351Community College
    Open admission1,978$3,715Community College
    Open admission3,979$6,481Community College
    Open admission5,980$15,742Community College
    Open admission2,116$8,852Community College
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    Open admission2,599$4,005Community College
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    Open admission896$1,095Community College
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    Open admission2,238$2,892Community College
    Open admission1,803$2,060Community College
    Open admission4,115$4,157Community College
    Open admission3,942$6,114Community College
    Open admission2,917$3,249Community College
    Open admission2,880$3,877Baccalaureate
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    Open admission4,013$6,675Community College
    Open admission916$19,038Community College
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    Open admission2,593$0 or lessCommunity College
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    Open admission4,466$614Community College
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    Peer group median55%100.0%2,649$5,375

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    Isothermal Community College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    1 member
    • Meghan Nevil
      Institutional Data and Analytics

    Reports & documents (3)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Isothermal Community College

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

    What is the acceptance rate at Isothermal Community College?

    Isothermal Community College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

    What is the graduation rate at Isothermal Community College?

    Isothermal Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Isothermal Community College?

    Isothermal Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,918 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Isothermal Community College?

    The average net price at Isothermal Community College is $10,758 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Isothermal Community College located?

    Isothermal Community College is located in Spindale, North Carolina 28160-0804.

    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.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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.

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