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Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·pamlicocc.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
—
Total enrollment
263
peer median 674
Avg net price
$1,321
-$6.6k vs Community College
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About

Pamlico Community College is a two-year community college located in Grantsboro, North Carolina, founded in 1962. The college offers a range of programs including academic courses, continuing education, and cultural enrichment, and it has a notable contract with East Carolina University for student transfers.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
54%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

Pell recipients
54%7 of 13

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.

FVT/GE

Of 26 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 26 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
26
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

26programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data26 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
26

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.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1977Next review Dec 2028

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2013Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,161
$30–48k$132
$48–75k—
$75–110k$832
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$1,321
-$6,559vs Community College median $7,881
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$1,867
Out-of-state
$6,475

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 138 students received $505K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
138
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$505K
$504,948 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Pamlico Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

51 total completions
01Health Professions
3466.7%
02Liberal Arts
611.8%
03Business
47.8%
04Education
35.9%
05Construction Trades
12.0%
06Security/Protective
12.0%
07Natural Resources
12.0%
08Precision Production
12.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
263
12-mo unduplicated
669
Undergraduate
669
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%294
Women
56%375

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.2%
Black
43.0%
Hispanic
5.5%
Unknown
3.0%
Two or more
2.4%
Asian
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 379 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    4.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    26

    Pamlico Community College vs Peer comparison

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

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectPamlico Community College
    		54%—263$1,321Community College
    Carver Career Center
    		——169$6,941Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    College of Eastern Idaho
    		——3,013$8,778Community College
    College of the Marshall Islands
    		—88.3%1,011$9,996Baccalaureate
    Dawson Community College
    		——332$9,931Community College
    Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
    		——465$8,095Community College
    Flint Hills Technical College
    		——1,794$16,017Community College
    Garrett College
    		——679$9,228Community College
    Highlands College of Montana Tech
    		——727$14,962Community College
    Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama
    		—79.0%216$4,450Community College
    Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
    		—93.4%323$2,846Community College
    J F Ingram State Technical College
    		——960$4,471—
    Lamar Community College
    		——690$9,161Community College
    Manhattan Area Technical College
    		——878$10,074Community College
    Marion Military Institute
    		—97.0%332$8,627Community College
    Martin Community College
    		——891$2,676Community College
    Miles Community College
    		——710$10,405Community College
    Montgomery Community College
    		——1,184$13,832Community College
    Oregon Coast Community College
    		——470$7,666Community College
    Palau Community College
    		——393$2,787Community College
    Reid State Technical College
    		——641$1,739Community College
    Roanoke-Chowan Community College
    		——668$5,570Community College
    Salina Area Technical College
    		——1,016$6,468Community College
    Southwest College for the Deaf
    		——47$2,458Community College
    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
    		—71.2%1,470$14,104Community College
    Tillamook Bay Community College
    		——587$5,405Community College
    Washington County Community College
    		——805$5,149Community College
    White Mountains Community College
    		——577$15,474Community College
    Williamsburg Technical College
    		——668$9,887Community College
    Williston State College
    		——934$5,932Community College
    Peer group median54%88.3%674$7,881

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Pamlico Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Pamlico Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    252-249-1851
    Address
    5049 NC Hwy 306 S. Grantsboro, NC 28529

    Institutional Effectiveness is the ongoing, comprehensive, and integrated research-based planning and evaluation process at Pamlico Community College, continuously improving institutional quality and effectiveness through systematic review of institutional goals and outcomes.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    2 members
    • Rick Fasciano
      Director of Institutional Effectiveness
    • Carmen Kludy
      Program Support Coordinator

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Pamlico Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Pamlico Community College?

    Pamlico Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Pamlico Community College?

    Pamlico Community College reports a total enrollment of 263 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pamlico Community College?

    The average net price at Pamlico Community College is $1,321 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Pamlico Community College located?

    Pamlico Community College is located in Grantsboro, North Carolina 28529.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Pamlico Community College?

    Pamlico Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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