Public · Community college
Central Carolina Community College
Sanford, North Carolina · Distant town
- 16%
- Transfer rate
- $5,446
- Avg net price
- 43%
- Grad / completion
- $33,525
- Median earnings
Central Carolina Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Sanford, North Carolina (distant town setting), enrolling 3,237 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Sanford, North Carolina
Sanford is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina, United States. Sanford was named for C.O. Sanford, a railroad civil engineer instrumental in the building of the rail lines through the area that formed the foundation of what became the city of Sanford. Sanford is geologically located above the meeting of white beach sand and Piedmont clay, enabling the city to be a producer of clay bricks. In 1959, Sanford produced 10 percent of the bricks in the United States and was named "Brick Capital of the USA". (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 35 miles to Raleigh, NC
- To the ocean
- 109 miles
- Nearest airport
- 34 miles to Raleigh-Durham (RDU) · major hub
How Central Carolina Community College compares
Higher than 29% · #55 of 90 in North Carolina
Higher than 49%
Higher than 44% · #41 of 84 in North Carolina
Cheaper than 89% · #27 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina
Lower than 73%
Larger than 87%
Percentiles compare Central Carolina Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in North Carolina.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2,14966%
- Men1,08834%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White49%
- Black19%
- Hispanic24%
- Asian1.1%
- Other or multiracial6.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 3,237
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Students over 25
- 19%
- Median family income
- $19,822
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $57,843
- Endowment
- $7,037,500
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $2,711
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,855
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,470
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,901
- Average net price
- $5,446
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Transferred to another college
- 16%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,774
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,525
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NJCAA Division II
- Varsity athletes
- 26 (17 men · 9 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (3)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.1 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 1
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 10 campuses (5,882 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,049. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 435 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $33,525
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 32%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $7,929 (25%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 31°F
- Annual rain
- 46.9″
- Annual snow
- 2.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sanford 8 NE, NC US station (7 mi from campus).
What Central Carolina Community College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.











