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Tri - County Community College

Murphy, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·tricountycc.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
—
Total enrollment
1,023
peer median 970
Avg net price
$7,799
+$1.0k 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
54%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

2.6pp gap
Pell recipients
55%27 of 49
Non-Pell (all)
52%11 of 21
No Federal Aid
52%11 of 21

Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 44 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
3
6.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing3 · 6.8%
  • No Data41 · 93.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
41

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.

3
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+3.0%
$33,155 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.9%
$41,496 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+160.5%
$83,880 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+3.0%
+$952

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 Dec 2025

Action history · 2

  1. May 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Sep 2020Renewal 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$7,220
$30–48k$7,224
$48–75k$8,984
$75–110k$10,013
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$7,799
+$1,022vs Community College median $6,778
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,636
Out-of-state
$8,780

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, 436 students received $2.3M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
436
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,291,211 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’21
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’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 48 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (12.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 7.0% national rate.

Default rate
12.5%
+5.5pp vs 7.0% national
Borrowers in repayment
48
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2014
31.6%
2015
24.1%
2016
27.0%
2017
22.1%
2018
12.5%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Tri-County Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

244 total completions
01Liberal Arts
15563.5%
02Health Professions
3715.2%
03Business
145.7%
04Education
93.7%
05Mechanic
72.9%
06Computer Sciences
62.5%
07Personal/Culinary
62.5%
08Construction Trades
41.6%
09Security/Protective
41.6%
10Public Admin
20.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,023
12-mo unduplicated
1,409
Undergraduate
1,409
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%508
Women
64%901

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.0%
Hispanic
5.9%
Unknown
3.2%
Black
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.3%
Two or more
2.3%
Asian
1.1%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

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 · 969 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
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    34

    Tri-County Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Tri-County 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
    SubjectTri-County Community College
    		54%—1,023$7,799Community College
    Martin Community College
    		——891$2,676Community College
    Carolinas College of Health Sciences
    		—59.9%632$33,087—
    College of the Albemarle
    		——2,905$2,253Community College
    Blue Ridge Community College
    		——2,723$5,756Community College
    Southeast Arkansas College
    		——916$19,038Community College
    Peer group median54%59.9%970$6,778

    Institutions like Tri-County Community College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Tri-County Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Tri-County Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Lacey West
      Dean of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning

    Frequently asked questions about Tri-County Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tri-County Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Tri-County Community College?

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

    How many students attend Tri-County Community College?

    Tri-County Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,023 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Tri-County Community College?

    The average net price at Tri-County Community College is $7,799 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Tri-County Community College located?

    Tri-County Community College is located in Murphy, North Carolina 28906.

    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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