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Wilson Community College

Wilson, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·wilsoncc.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
Total enrollment
1,832
peer median 2,150
Avg net price
$3,064
-$1.5k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

11.3pp gap
Pell recipients
22%4 of 18
Non-Pell (all)
33%5 of 15
No Federal Aid
33%5 of 15

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.3-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 35 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
35
Passing
3
8.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

35programs
  • Passing3 · 8.6%
  • No Data32 · 91.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
32

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
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+15.9%
$37,315 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.4%
$43,609 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+148.7%
$80,091 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$14,973 debt · $80,091 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 2030

Action history · 9

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,584
$30–48k$2,120
$48–75k$3,034
$75–110k$7,598
$110k+$10,765

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

Avg net price
$3,064
-$1,480vs Community College median $4,544
Federal loans
8.1%
In-state tuition
$2,572
Out-of-state
$8,716

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 768 students received $3.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
768
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.5M
$3,533,718 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
323 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$476K
164 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$638K
159 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.

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.

Of 205 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (3.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
205
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.5%
2017
9.6%
2018
14.7%
2019
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Wilson Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs27
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

256 total completions
01Liberal Arts
12649.2%
02Health Professions
4116.0%
03Computer Sciences
197.4%
04Security/Protective
166.3%
05Business
155.9%
06Education
135.1%
07Foreign Languages
114.3%
08Mechanic
62.3%
09Biological Sciences
52.0%
10Engineering Tech
41.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,832
12-mo unduplicated
2,804
Undergraduate
2,804
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%939
Women
67%1,865

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
36.7%
White
31.8%
Hispanic
20.2%
Unknown
6.9%
Two or more
2.1%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.57
1 offenses · 1,751 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.57Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Drugs10
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.

Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
42

Wilson Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Wilson Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectWilson Community College
27%1,832$3,064Community College
1,813$6,448Community College
1,526$3,108Community College
2,591$4,127Community College
2,468$5,721Community College
2,796$4,961Community College
Peer group median27%2,150$4,544

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

Wilson Community College Institutional Research office

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

Team
2 members
  • Brittany Wallace
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Andrew Walker
    Executive Director of Institutional Research & Planning

Frequently asked questions about Wilson Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Wilson Community College?

Wilson Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Wilson Community College?

Wilson Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,832 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Wilson Community College?

The average net price at Wilson Community College is $3,064 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Wilson Community College located?

Wilson Community College is located in Wilson, North Carolina 27893.

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.

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