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Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, Maryland·Public, 2-year·Mid East·worwic.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
Total enrollment
2,941
peer median 2,349
Avg net price
$6,573
-$3.5k 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
66%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
23%
Non-Pell
14%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 37 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
37
Passing
3
8.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

37programs
  • Passing3 · 8.1%
  • No Data34 · 91.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
34

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
+9.1%
$39,812 vs $36,491
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.5%
$51,266 vs $36,491
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+125.9%
$82,436 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$11,692 debt · $51,266 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
15%
$6,000 debt · $39,812 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$11,912 debt · $82,436 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$9,500 debt · $74,097 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1980Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 11

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  3. Oct 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Jun 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Associate degree
  5. Jun 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Practical\Vocational

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$5,870
$30–48k$6,210
$48–75k$7,560
$75–110k$9,702
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$6,573
-$3,462vs Community College median $10,036
Federal loans
13.7%
In-state tuition
$3,744
Out-of-state
$8,400

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,720 students received $6.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,720
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.4M
$6,377,812 total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
582 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
426 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$549K
153 loan awards
Parent PLUS$22K
3 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 324 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
324
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.5%
2017
11.9%
2018
11.0%
2019
2.7%
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 Wor-Wic Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

284 total completions
01Health Professions
11841.5%
02Liberal Arts
7526.4%
03Business
269.2%
04Science Technologies
176.0%
05Computer Sciences
176.0%
06Education
176.0%
07Security/Protective
72.5%
08Family/Consumer Sci
41.4%
09Personal/Culinary
31.1%
10Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,941
12-mo unduplicated
3,630
Undergraduate
3,630
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%1,155
Women
68%2,475

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.4%
Black
30.0%
Hispanic
8.0%
Two or more
6.0%
Asian
2.1%
Non-resident
1.3%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
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
0.00
0 offenses · 2,438 students

3-year trend

0.372 yrs ago0.821 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
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.

    Student-to-faculty
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    69

    Wor-Wic Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Wor-Wic 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
    SubjectWor-Wic Community College
    27%2,941$6,573Community College
    Allegany College of Maryland
    2,762$10,107Community College
    Community College of Beaver County
    1,936$6,980Community College
    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
    71.2%1,470$9,964Community College
    University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
    34.8%36$13,017Community College
    Dakota County Technical College
    2,894$11,140Community College
    Peer group median27%53.0%2,349$10,036

    Frequently asked questions about Wor-Wic Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Wor-Wic Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Wor-Wic Community College?

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

    How many students attend Wor-Wic Community College?

    Wor-Wic Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,941 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Wor-Wic Community College?

    The average net price at Wor-Wic Community College is $6,573 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Wor-Wic Community College located?

    Wor-Wic Community College is located in Salisbury, Maryland 21804-7131.

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