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Pitt Community College
6-yr Graduation
35%
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Total enrollment
7,684
peer median 7,555
Avg net price
$7,337
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About
Pitt Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Winterville, North Carolina in Pitt County. The college is part of the North Carolina Community College System. It has an enrollment of over 7,000 undergraduate students with a total of 10,322 students enrolled in the Curriculum Program. Pitt Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
35%
Overall completion
35%
Full-time retention
65%
Full-time retention
65%
Pell equity
32.8pp gap
Pell recipients
21%60 of 287
Non-Pell (all)
54%120 of 223
Subsidized loan, no Pell
70%7 of 10
No Federal Aid
53%113 of 213
Non-Pell students graduate at a 32.8-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 65 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
65
Passing
8
12.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.5%
+0.9pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
65programs
- Passing8 · 12.3%
- No Data56 · 86.2%
- Failing1 · 1.5%
Severity spectrum
Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
3
Safe
3
No data
56
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
$27,193
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
-15.6%
−$5,010
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-15.6%
$27,193 vs $32,203
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$32,468
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+0.8%
+$265
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.8%
$32,468 vs $32,203
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$35,144
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+9.1%
+$2,941
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+9.1%
$35,144 vs $32,203
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$37,134
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+15.3%
+$4,931
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.3%
$37,134 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$37,751
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+17.2%
+$5,548
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+17.2%
$37,751 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$39,819
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+23.6%
+$7,616
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+23.6%
$39,819 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$44,381
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+37.8%
+$12,178
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+37.8%
$44,381 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$62,499
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+94.1%
+$30,296
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+94.1%
$62,499 vs $32,203
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.8%
+$265
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$33,950
$32,468
105%
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$33,950 debt · $32,468 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$28,076
$37,751
74%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$28,076 debt · $37,751 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$24,851
$37,134
67%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$24,851 debt · $37,134 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Undergraduate Certificate · Education
$17,133
$27,827
62%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Undergraduate Certificate · Education
$17,133 debt · $27,827 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$19,110
$35,144
54%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$19,110 debt · $35,144 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$21,000
$41,867
50%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$21,000 debt · $41,867 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,550
$33,424
47%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,550 debt · $33,424 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$15,524
$39,819
39%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$15,524 debt · $39,819 earn
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 1969Next review Dec 2028
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 18
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Dec 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Medical Dosimetry (MD) - Programs for medical dosimetrists
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$7,337
vs Community College median $7,298
Federal loans
10.9%
In-state tuition
$2,580
Out-of-state
$8,724
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 4,036 students received $20.0M in Pell grants, alongside $6.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
4,036
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$20.0M
$19,980,261 total
Direct Loans
$6.8M
1,952 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
3k’20
3k’21
3k’22
4k’23
4k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$3.0M
951 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
983 loan awards
Parent PLUS$203K
18 loan awards
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,513 borrowers who entered repayment, 95 (6.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
6.2%
+3.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,513
Defaulted
95
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
24.0%+14.7
2017
19.3%+10.1
2018
14.7%+7.7
2019
6.2%+3.9
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.
Academic programs at Pitt Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
1,069 total completions
01Liberal Arts
48044.9%
01Liberal Arts
48044.9%
02Health Professions
26024.3%
02Health Professions
26024.3%
03Business
12511.7%
03Business
12511.7%
04Construction Trades
434.0%
04Construction Trades
434.0%
05Engineering Tech
323.0%
05Engineering Tech
323.0%
06Mechanic
312.9%
06Mechanic
312.9%
07Computer Sciences
302.8%
07Computer Sciences
302.8%
08Precision Production
242.2%
08Precision Production
242.2%
09Education
232.2%
09Education
232.2%
10Public Admin
212.0%
10Public Admin
212.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
7,684
12-mo unduplicated
11,626
Undergraduate
11,626
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
38%4,461
Women
62%7,165
Race / ethnicity composition
White
40.9%
Black
39.3%
Hispanic
11.5%
Unknown
3.1%
Two or more
3.0%
Asian
0.9%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
81
52 M · 29 W
Women athletes
35.8%
Athletic aid
$88K
Total student aid
Budget
$573K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$42K
$46K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$8K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 4
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Baseball
33
—
$112,830
Baseball
33 M · —
Basketball
19
—
$91,517
Basketball
19 M · —
Softball
—
15
$86,819
Softball
— · 15 W
Volleyball
—
14
$52,762
Volleyball
— · 14 W
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 · 7,371 students
3-year trend
0.272 yrs ago0.281 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
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
1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs40
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
175
Pitt Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pitt Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPitt Community College | 35% | — | 7,684 | $7,337 | Community College |
| — | — | 6,510 | $11,602 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,882 | $5,446 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,373 | $10,265 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,296 | $7,886 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,838 | $12,351 | Community College | |
| — | — | 28,081 | $8,400 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,840 | $4,266 | Community College | |
| — | — | 23,697 | $11,171 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,157 | $1,664 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,213 | $9,197 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,426 | $14,017 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,420 | $5,143 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,119 | $6,727 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,540 | $14,629 | Community College | |
| — | — | 110,710 | $7,258 | Community College | |
| — | — | 13,429 | $6,376 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,914 | $5,202 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,328 | $17,110 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,902 | $6,013 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,677 | $4,299 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,022 | $14,021 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,642 | $4,982 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,641 | $6,353 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,296 | $2,829 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,106 | $6,587 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,854 | $10,369 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,014 | $8,048 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,978 | $5,242 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,028 | $7,981 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,492 | $10,427 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,299 | $4,273 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,842 | $4,138 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,305 | $11,442 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 35% | — | 7,555 | $7,298 |
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Pitt Community College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Planning - Research & Planning
Phone
252-493-7200
Address
2064 Warren Drive, Winterville, NC 28590
Institutional assessment is using data to measure the extent to which the college accomplishes its mission and goals.
Visit IR office pageTeam
3 members
- Dr. Brandy LederSenior Director, Planning and Research
- Anna JonesInstitutional Research Coordinator
- Dr. Nayoung KimDirector, Institutional Research
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookInstitutional Profile - Reports | Pitt Community College2024The Pitt Community College Institutional Profile offers a detailed look at various aspects of the college, including curriculum programs, workforce training, financial details, and enrollment statistics, with available data from the past five years.pittcc.edu
- Strategic planPitt Community College 2020-2025 Strategic Plan2020The Pitt Community College 2020-2025 Strategic Plan focuses on preparing the college for future challenges through four main themes: Student Success, Workforce Development, Equity, and Organizational Development and Accountability. It outlines specific goals such as increasing student persistence, developing community partnerships, fostering an equity-minded culture, and enhancing professional development. The strategic plan aims to align the institution's goals with its mission to provide educational opportunities and support community development.pittcc.edu
Notable alumni of Pitt Community College (1)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- MrBeastEntertainment
Frequently asked questions about Pitt Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pitt Community College.
What is the graduation rate at Pitt Community College?
Pitt Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Pitt Community College?
Pitt Community College reports a total enrollment of 7,684 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Pitt Community College?
The average net price at Pitt Community College is $7,337 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Pitt Community College located?
Pitt Community College is located in Winterville, North Carolina 28590.
Who runs Institutional Research at Pitt Community College?
Pitt Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Planning - Research & Planning.
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.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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