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Davidson-Davie Community College

Thomasville, North Carolina · Fringe rural

13%
Transfer rate
$8,753
Avg net price
46%
Grad / completion
$36,337
Median earnings

Davidson-Davie Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Thomasville, North Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 2,633 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,633 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division IICold winters

About Thomasville, North Carolina

Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. John Warwick Thomas was born June 27, 1800, and by age 22 owned 384 acres (155 ha) in the Cedar Lodge area after marrying Mary Lambeth, daughter of Moses Lambeth. By age 30 he was a state representative. In 1848 he became a state senator. Thomasville has been historically associated with furniture and cabinetry manufacture, as well as for a wholesale and retail furniture market. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
164 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Piedmont Triad (GSO) · major hub

How Davidson-Davie Community College compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 33% · #50 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention66%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,337

Higher than 54% · #17 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$8,753

Cheaper than 76% · #45 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment2,633

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Davidson-Davie 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

2,633undergrads
  • Women1,73566%
  • Men89834%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White59%
  • Black19%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial8.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,633
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$20,504
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$57,825
Endowment
$13,682,589

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$1,980
Out-of-state tuition
$6,588
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,414
Total cost of attendance
$14,280
Average net price
$8,753

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
46%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,183
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,337
Median debt at graduation
$10,500
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
23%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
46%
Low-income (Pell)
16%
First-generation
16%

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
23 (13 men · 10 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 (2)

Basketball13
Volleyball10

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 2 campuses (4,305 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3

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.

< $30k
$8,564
$30–48k
$7,219
$48–75k
$8,963
$75–110k
$10,920
$110k+
$10,280

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.

17%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$525
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 17% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $525. 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 284 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)
$36,337
Typical debt at graduation
$10,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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.

Women
$33,348
Men
$43,009

Men out-earn women by $9,661 (29%) 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
89°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
45.5″
Annual snow
3.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lexington, NC US station (4.6 mi from campus).

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.