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Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·mayland.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
+17.5pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
850
peer median 1,351
Avg net price
$5,861
-$2.1k vs Community College
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About

Mayland Community College is a public community college in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The college also operates learning centers in Newland and Burnsville, North Carolina. The college's name is derived from the three counties it primarily serves: Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey. 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
46%+17.5pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

2.6pp gap
Pell recipients
45%13 of 29
Non-Pell (all)
48%10 of 21
No Federal Aid
48%10 of 21

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.6-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 27 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 25 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
Passing
1
3.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
3.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.7%
+3.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

27programs
  • Passing1 · 3.7%
  • No Data25 · 92.6%
  • Failing1 · 3.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
25

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
-7.6%
$29,766 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+140.2%
$77,353 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 1978Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2024Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    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$4,571
$30–48k$7,116
$48–75k$6,502
$75–110k$8,841
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$5,861
-$2,111vs Community College median $7,973
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,626
Out-of-state
$8,770

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 295 students received $1.3M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
295
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,316,770 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
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 17 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (5.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.8%
+3.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
17
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.0%
2017
11.1%
2018
13.3%
2019
5.8%
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 Mayland Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

91 total completions
01Liberal Arts
4650.5%
02Health Professions
2426.4%
03Business
1011.0%
04Personal/Culinary
44.4%
05Computer Sciences
33.3%
06Engineering Tech
22.2%
07Security/Protective
22.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
850
12-mo unduplicated
1,174
Undergraduate
1,174
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%485
Women
59%689

Race / ethnicity composition

White
89.5%
Hispanic
5.8%
Unknown
1.7%
Black
1.4%
Two or more
0.8%
Asian
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

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
$19K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$3K
$3K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Basketball
12 M ·
$12K
Volleyball
· 8 W
$5K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 863 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
    8.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    31

    Mayland Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Mayland 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
    SubjectMayland Community College
    46%850$5,861Community College
    1,715$11,685Community College
    2,342$3,230Community College
    1,409$7,886Community College
    859$2,495Community College
    2,234$8,099Community College
    1,183$8,918Community College
    1,462$15,768Community College
    1,502$12,468Community College
    1,061$9,040Community College
    1,360$5,713Community College
    1,897$13,577Community College
    1,857$8,059Community College
    1,249$7,784Community College
    563$9,445Community College
    710$10,405Community College
    1,184$13,832Community College
    1,342$23,154Community College
    754$68Community College
    11%2,127$5,650Community College
    470$7,666Community College
    263$1,321Community College
    2,501$6,200Community College
    896$1,095Community College
    1,322$9,731Community College
    1,526$3,108Community College
    1,467$8,493Community College
    1,156$4,162Community College
    2,227$9,674Community College
    1,483$11,172Community College
    896$9,165Community College
    1,120$1,527Community College
    1,813$6,448Community College
    1,832$3,064Community College
    Peer group median29%1,351$7,973

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    Mayland Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Jeremy Bare
      Director of Institutional Effectiveness/Institutional Research (IE/IR)

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Grants & funding (4)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    Frequently asked questions about Mayland Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Mayland Community College?

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

    How many students attend Mayland Community College?

    Mayland Community College reports a total enrollment of 850 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Mayland Community College?

    The average net price at Mayland Community College is $5,861 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Mayland Community College located?

    Mayland Community College is located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777.

    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.

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