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Martin Community College

Williamston, North Carolina · Distant town

11%
Transfer rate: $2,676
Avg net price: 39%
Grad / completion: $26,016
Median earnings

Martin Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Williamston, North Carolina (distant town setting), enrolling 313 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 313 undergradsDistant townNear the coast

About Williamston, North Carolina

Williamston is a town in and the county seat of Martin County, North Carolina, United States. Williamston was founded in 1779 and named after William Williams, a local military commander during the American Revolution. Williamston has long been a town centered around equine activity. Its logo showcases a horse, and the town houses one of the largest agricultural centers in Eastern North Carolina - the Senator Bob Martin Agricultural Center. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 83 miles to Norfolk, VA
To the ocean: 21 miles
Nearest airport: 21 miles to Pitt-Greenville (PGV)

How Martin Community College compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 25% · #60 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention76%

Higher than 57%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,016

Higher than 21% · #74 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$2,676

Cheaper than 97% · #12 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment313

Larger than 54%

Percentiles compare Martin 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

Women24378%
Men7022%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White55%
Black40%
Hispanic1.3%
Asian1.0%
Other or multiracial2.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 313
Student–faculty ratio: 11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 23%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 14%
Median family income: $13,793
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $57,987

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 68 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From North Carolina100%

Most first-years stay in state — Martin Community College draws overwhelmingly from North Carolina.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $2,523
Out-of-state tuition: $8,667
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,500
Total cost of attendance: $11,275
Average net price: $2,676

Outcomes

Graduated: 39%
First-year retention: 76%
Transferred to another college: 11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,883
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $26,016
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 1
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$1,924

$30–48k

$4,637

$48–75k

$3,720

$75–110k

—

$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.

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.

13%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$652

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 13% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $652. 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 31 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): $26,016
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 25%

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

$24,860

Men

$30,503

Men out-earn women by $5,643 (23%) 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: 88°F
Winter low: 33°F
Annual rain: 53.2″
Annual snow: 0.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Williamston 1 E, NC US station (3.8 mi from campus).

What Martin Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

44 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

44———Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

28 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

28———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

22 grads$43k 1 yr$36k 5 yr— debt

22$42,820$36,076—Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———

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.