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Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·robeson.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
—
Total enrollment
2,238
peer median 2,599
Avg net price
$2,892
-$3.2k vs Community College
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About

Robeson Community College (RCC) is a public community college in Lumberton, North Carolina. As of Fall 2018, 1,671 students were enrolled at RCC. 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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

17.9pp gap
Pell recipients
28%31 of 110
Non-Pell (all)
46%17 of 37
No Federal Aid
46%17 of 37

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.9-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 33 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
5
15.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
3.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.0%
+2.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing5 · 15.2%
  • No Data27 · 81.8%
  • Failing1 · 3.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
4
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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

6
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-2.4%
$31,435 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.1%
$36,751 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+25.5%
$40,410 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+102.3%
$65,140 vs $32,203
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+137.8%
$76,571 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+164.0%
$85,013 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-2.4%
−$768

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 1975Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 16

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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$2,286
$30–48k$2,554
$48–75k$5,009
$75–110k$7,364
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$2,892
-$3,168vs Community College median $6,061
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,581
Out-of-state
$8,725

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, 1,401 students received $7.0M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,401
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.0M
$6,952,648 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’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 60 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (5.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
60
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.2%
2017
8.3%
2018
9.8%
2019
5.0%
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 Robeson Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

263 total completions
01Health Professions
7930.0%
02Liberal Arts
7227.4%
03Business
2810.6%
04Personal/Culinary
186.8%
05Security/Protective
166.1%
06Construction Trades
145.3%
07Education
134.9%
08Computer Sciences
93.4%
09Mechanic
72.7%
10Engineering Tech
72.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,238
12-mo unduplicated
3,041
Undergraduate
3,041
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
29%878
Women
71%2,163

Race / ethnicity composition

American Indian / Alaska Native
41.1%
Black
20.9%
White
19.3%
Hispanic
11.9%
Unknown
6.3%
Asian
0.5%

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 · 1,989 students

3-year trend

1.662 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
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
    Weapons10
    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)
    75

    Robeson Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Robeson 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
    SubjectRobeson Community College
    		33%—2,238$2,892Community College
    Bladen Community College
    		——1,173$9,551Community College
    Brunswick Community College
    		——2,009$9,009Community College
    Cape Fear Community College
    		——14,082$9,610Community College
    Central Carolina Community College
    		——5,882$5,446Community College
    Coastal Carolina Community College
    		——3,659$9,461Community College
    Fayetteville Technical Community College
    		——11,755$3,589Community College
    Guilford Technical Community College
    		——11,485$15,002Community College
    James Sprunt Community College
    		——1,519$1,863Community College
    Randolph Community College
    		——2,814$6,918Community College
    Richmond Community College
    		——2,384$5,071Community College
    Rockingham Community College
    		——1,803$2,060Community College
    Sampson Community College
    		——1,526$3,108Community College
    South Piedmont Community College
    		——4,013$6,675Community College
    Southeastern Community College
    		——1,426$9,148Community College
    Wake Technical Community College
    		——24,609$8,759Community College
    Wayne Community College
    		——3,626$2,245Community College
    Wilson Community College
    		——1,832$3,064Community College
    Peer group median33%—2,599$6,061

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    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Robeson Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Robeson Community College?

    Robeson Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Robeson Community College?

    Robeson Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,238 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Robeson Community College?

    The average net price at Robeson Community College is $2,892 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Robeson Community College located?

    Robeson Community College is located in Lumberton, North Carolina 28360.

    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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