Public · Community college

Halifax Community College

Weldon, North Carolina · Fringe rural

0%
Transfer rate
$9,040
Avg net price
35%
Grad / completion
$31,644
Median earnings

Halifax Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Weldon, North Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 723 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 723 undergradsFringe ruralCold winters

About Weldon, North Carolina

Weldon is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. In 1752, Daniel Weldon purchased 1,273 acres of land on the Roanoke River. His plantation became known as Weldon's Landing. As it was just below the fall line, Weldon's Landing was the westernmost point of navigation along the Roanoke. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
72 miles to Raleigh, NC
To the ocean
50 miles
Nearest airport
56 miles to Pitt-Greenville (PGV)

How Halifax Community College compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 20% · #68 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention61%

Higher than 25%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,644

Higher than 38% · #58 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$9,040

Cheaper than 74% · #48 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment723

Larger than 68%

Percentiles compare Halifax 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

723undergrads
  • Women46464%
  • Men25936%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White36%
  • Black44%
  • Hispanic7.6%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
723
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
56%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$13,674
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,893
Endowment
$2,230,227

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,608
Out-of-state tuition
$8,752
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$16,938
Average net price
$9,040

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
35%
First-year retention
61%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$26,519
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,644
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
15%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,061 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 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
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
$8,747
$30–48k
$7,406
$48–75k
$9,454
$75–110k
$16,438
$110k+

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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$31,644
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
30%
Weigh it value

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.

Women
$28,981
Men
$34,374

Men out-earn women by $5,393 (19%) 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
30°F
Annual rain
49.5″
Annual snow
5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Roanoke Rapids, 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.