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Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·isothermal.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
Total enrollment
1,918
peer median 1,964
Avg net price
$6,723
+$809 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
55%
Full-time retention
71%

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$6,480
$30–48k$6,105
$48–75k$7,574
$75–110k$7,821
$110k+$12,282

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

Avg net price
$6,723
+$809vs Community College median $5,914
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, 1,050 students received $5.2M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,050
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.2M
$5,182,511 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 programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

350 total completions
01Liberal Arts
16547.1%
02Health Professions
7020.0%
03Business
318.9%
04Construction Trades
174.9%
05Computer Sciences
144.0%
06Precision Production
133.7%
07Engineering Tech
123.4%
08Education
113.1%
09Security/Protective
102.9%
10Agriculture
72.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,918
12-mo unduplicated
2,583
Undergraduate
2,583
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%946
Women
63%1,637

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.5%
Black
11.3%
Hispanic
9.0%
Two or more
4.1%
Unknown
2.6%
Non-resident
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
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 · 1,876 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
    Drugs00
    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%1,918$6,723Community College
    Brunswick Community College
    2,009$8,785Community College
    Beaufort County Community College
    1,856$5,105Community College
    Randolph Community College
    2,814$7,242Community College
    James Sprunt Community College
    1,519$3,852Community College
    Craven Community College
    3,103$4,402Community College
    Peer group median55%1,964$5,914

    Frequently asked questions about Isothermal Community College

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

    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 $6,723 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.

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