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Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·stanly.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
—
Total enrollment
2,468
peer median 2,686
Avg net price
$5,721
+$2.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

21.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%24 of 65
Non-Pell (all)
58%40 of 69
No Federal Aid
58%40 of 69

Non-Pell students graduate at a 21.0-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 48 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
8
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing8 · 16.7%
  • No Data40 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
5
No data
40

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.

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+9.9%
$35,406 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+12.5%
$36,229 vs $32,203
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+18.3%
$38,083 vs $32,203
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.4%
$41,040 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+29.2%
$41,619 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+72.9%
$55,689 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+113.9%
$68,875 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+141.9%
$77,888 vs $32,203

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 1979Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 9

  1. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$5,640
$30–48k$5,354
$48–75k$7,252
$75–110k$5,570
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$5,721
+$1,989vs Community College median $3,733
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,672
Out-of-state
$8,816

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, 1,107 students received $4.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,107
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,941,156 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 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 Stanly Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

347 total completions
01Liberal Arts
16146.4%
02Health Professions
5716.4%
03Education
3811.0%
04Business
288.1%
05Public Admin
185.2%
06Computer Sciences
164.6%
07Security/Protective
144.0%
08Engineering Tech
72.0%
09Visual/Performing Arts
41.2%
10Personal/Culinary
41.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,468
12-mo unduplicated
3,847
Undergraduate
3,847
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
31%1,207
Women
69%2,640

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.1%
Black
21.9%
Unknown
5.9%
Hispanic
5.6%
Asian
2.2%
Two or more
2.1%
Non-resident
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
105
72 M · 33 W
Women athletes
31.4%
Athletic aid
$15K
Total student aid
Budget
$186K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$8K
$7K
Recruiting expense
$228
$483
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$4K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
48 M · —
$74K
Soccer
24 M · 16 W
$59K
Softball
— · 17 W
$23K

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 · 2,527 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
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    73

    Stanly Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Stanly 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
    SubjectStanly Community College
    		48%—2,468$5,721Community College
    Lenoir Community College
    		——2,591$4,127Community College
    Surry Community College
    		——2,796$4,961Community College
    Nash Community College
    		——2,780$3,338Community College
    Vance-Granville Community College
    		——2,936$3,286Community College
    Wilson Community College
    		——1,832$3,064Community College
    Peer group median48%—2,686$3,733

    Institutions like Stanly Community College

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

    IPEDS

    Stanly Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Dr. Cindy Dean
      Director, Institutional Effectiveness

    Frequently asked questions about Stanly Community College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Stanly Community College?

    Stanly Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Stanly Community College?

    Stanly Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,468 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Stanly Community College?

    The average net price at Stanly Community College is $5,721 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Stanly Community College located?

    Stanly Community College is located in Albemarle, North Carolina 28001.

    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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