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Roanoke - Chowan Community College

Ahoskie, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·roanokechowan.edu
6-yr Graduation
37%
—
Total enrollment
668
peer median 2,447
Avg net price
$5,570
-$2.9k vs Community College
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About

Roanoke-Chowan Community College is a public community college located in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The college offers various degree, diploma, and certificate programs, with notable focus areas including nursing and early childhood education.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
37%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

9.9pp gap
Pell recipients
33%4 of 12
Non-Pell (all)
43%3 of 7
No Federal Aid
43%3 of 7

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.9-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.

FVT/GE

Of 27 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
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

27programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data27 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
27

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 1976Next review Dec 2027

Action history · 9

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Sep 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Sep 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Sep 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    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$5,690
$30–48k$4,479
$48–75k$6,792
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$5,570
-$2,926vs Community College median $8,496
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,642
Out-of-state
$8,786

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, 302 students received $1.5M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
302
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,455,402 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 11 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
11
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.9%
2017
3.7%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
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 RCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs19
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

95 total completions
01Liberal Arts
4648.4%
02Health Professions
2324.2%
03Education
66.3%
04Engineering Tech
55.3%
05Computer Sciences
44.2%
06Security/Protective
33.2%
07Mechanic
33.2%
08Business
33.2%
09Personal/Culinary
22.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
668
12-mo unduplicated
810
Undergraduate
810
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%272
Women
66%538

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
65.0%
White
27.8%
Hispanic
2.3%
Two or more
1.3%
Asian
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.0%
Non-resident
0.7%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
22
22 M · null W
Women athletes
—
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$43K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
—
Recruiting expense
$842
—
Head-coach salaries
$21K
—
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
22 M · —
$41K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 591 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.761 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    0
    Stalking
    1 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
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    19

    RCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions RCC 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
    SubjectRoanoke-Chowan Community College
    		37%—668$5,570Community College
    Atlantic Cape Community College
    		——4,052$8,392Community College
    Black River Technical College
    		——1,705$5,095Community College
    Carl Albert State College
    		——1,851$14,607Community College
    Cleveland State Community College
    		—100.0%3,282$6,384Community College
    Coffeyville Community College
    		——1,466$4,957Community College
    Columbia College
    		——2,828$11,316Community College
    Copper Mountain Community College
    		——2,019$9,105Community College
    Crafton Hills College
    		——6,768$11,331Community College
    CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
    		——1,048$5,833Community College
    Dyersburg State Community College
    		——3,296$4,612Community College
    Eastern Oklahoma State College
    		——1,285$10,830Community College
    Fulton-Montgomery Community College
    		——1,865$6,696Community College
    Garden City Community College
    		——2,079$8,244Community College
    Garrett College
    		——679$9,228Community College
    Gavilan College
    		——6,083$6,542Community College
    Holyoke Community College
    		——4,200$8,068Community College
    Marion Military Institute
    		—97.0%332$8,627Community College
    Mineral Area College
    		——2,447$12,045Community College
    Murray State College
    		——2,949$12,844Community College
    Napa Valley College
    		——4,844$14,644Community College
    Orange County Community College
    		——5,704$6,794Community College
    Ozarka College
    		——1,069$4,543Community College
    Ranger College
    		——2,522$6,182Community College
    Roane State Community College
    		—99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
    Roxbury Community College
    		——2,044$12,244Community College
    Seminole State College
    		——1,488$14,628Community College
    SUNY Adirondack
    		——2,576$10,389Community College
    Three Rivers College
    		——2,604$8,496Community College
    University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
    		—100.0%2,248$8,725Community College
    University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
    		——4,478$14,327Community College
    Peer group median37%99.8%2,447$8,496

    Institutions like RCC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in RCC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    RCC Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research and Planning
    Phone
    (252) 862-1200
    Address
    109 Community College Rd., Ahoskie, NC 27910

    The Office of Institutional Research and Planning strives to enhance the efficiency of the college through appropriate planning, research, evaluation, and reporting to ensure continuous improvement of educational programs and administrative & educational support services.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    4 members
    • Michael Jefferson
      Associate Vice President of Academics and Institutional Effectiveness
    • Dr. Tanya Oliver
      Executive Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
    • Ernestine Britt
      Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
    • Charmaine Smith
      Dean of Academic Affairs

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Roanoke-Chowan Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Roanoke-Chowan Community College?

    Roanoke-Chowan Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Roanoke-Chowan Community College?

    Roanoke-Chowan Community College reports a total enrollment of 668 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Roanoke-Chowan Community College?

    The average net price at Roanoke-Chowan Community College is $5,570 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Roanoke-Chowan Community College located?

    Roanoke-Chowan Community College is located in Ahoskie, North Carolina 27910-9522.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Roanoke-Chowan Community College?

    Roanoke-Chowan Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and 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.
    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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