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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
$9,360
-$895 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
27%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

7.4pp gap
Pell recipients
23%21 of 90
Non-Pell (all)
30%31 of 102
Subsidized loan, no Pell
14%4 of 28
No Federal Aid
36%27 of 74

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.4-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 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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,265
$30–48k$9,360
$48–75k$9,750
$75–110k$10,911
$110k+$15,190

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

Avg net price
$9,360
-$895vs Community College median $10,255
Federal loans
15.9%
In-state tuition
$3,840
Out-of-state
$8,400

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, 1,726 students received $6.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,726
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.4M
$6,384,658 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
427 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$550K
152 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

329 total completions
01Health Professions
11735.6%
02Liberal Arts
11334.3%
03Business
257.6%
04Education
216.4%
05Science Technologies
154.6%
06Computer Sciences
123.6%
07Security/Protective
123.6%
08Personal/Culinary
72.1%
09Family/Consumer Sci
51.5%
10Precision Production
20.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,941
12-mo unduplicated
4,272
Undergraduate
4,272
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%1,362
Women
68%2,910

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.8%
Black
33.2%
Hispanic
8.0%
Two or more
5.6%
Asian
1.7%
Non-resident
1.5%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

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
0.76
2 offenses · 2,636 students

3-year trend

0.822 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
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

Aggravated assault
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
4
Stalking
4 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)
69

Wor-Wic Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Wor-Wic 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
SubjectWor-Wic Community College
27%—2,941$9,360Community College
Allegany College of Maryland
——2,762$8,819Community College
Community College of Beaver County
——1,936$6,937Community College
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
—71.2%1,470$14,104Community College
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
—34.8%36$11,150Community College
Dakota County Technical College
——2,894$13,548Community College
Peer group median27%53.0%2,349$10,255

Institutions like Wor-Wic Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Wor-Wic Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Wor-Wic Community College Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Carol A. Menzel
    Director of Institutional Research

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 $9,360 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.

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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