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Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·mayland.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
Total enrollment
850
peer median 1,123
Avg net price
$5,260
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
46%
Full-time retention
76%

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$5,033
$30–48k$5,252
$48–75k$4,973
$75–110k$6,314
$110k+$10,806

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

Avg net price
$5,260
vs Community College median $5,238
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,560
Out-of-state
$8,704

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 294 students received $1.3M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
294
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,312,707 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 programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

113 total completions
01Liberal Arts
4943.4%
02Health Professions
2219.5%
03Engineering Tech
1513.3%
04Business
1311.5%
05Security/Protective
76.2%
06Personal/Culinary
43.5%
07Computer Sciences
32.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
850
12-mo unduplicated
1,131
Undergraduate
1,131
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%506
Women
55%625

Race / ethnicity composition

White
88.1%
Hispanic
5.7%
Unknown
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Black
0.8%
Two or more
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

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 · 783 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$5,260Community College
    Montgomery Community College
    1,184$7,697Community College
    Halifax Community College
    1,061$4,073Community College
    McDowell Technical Community College
    1,249$6,838Community College
    Piedmont Community College
    896$5,215Community College
    Sampson Community College
    1,526$3,826Community College
    Peer group median46%1,123$5,238

    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 $5,260 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.

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