Public · Community college

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Fringe rural

28%
Transfer rate: $3,338
Avg net price: 41%
Grad / completion: $34,912
Median earnings

Nash Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,689 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,689 undergradsFringe ruralCold winters

About Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Rocky Mount is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. After English colonists and indigenous allies waged the Tuscarora War in the early 1700s; most survivors migrated to the North. The Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences hosts the Maria V. Howard Arts Center, a Children's Museum and Science Center, and a community theater. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 44 miles to Raleigh, NC
To the ocean: 56 miles
Nearest airport: 37 miles to Pitt-Greenville (PGV)

How Nash Community College compares

#68 · Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 27% · #56 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention75%

Higher than 54%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,912

Higher than 49% · #24 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$3,338

Cheaper than 96% · #18 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$11,500

Lower than 33%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment1,689

Larger than 80%

Percentiles compare Nash 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

Women1,09365%
Men59635%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White40%
Black40%
Hispanic12%
Asian0.5%
Other or multiracial8.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,689
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 33%
First-generation students: 53%
Students over 25: 22%
Median family income: $18,910
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $53,748
Endowment: $11,852,095

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 520 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From North Carolina98%
Other U.S. states1.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Nash 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: $2,866
Out-of-state tuition: $8,866
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,000
Total cost of attendance: $10,062
Average net price: $3,338

Outcomes

Graduated: 41%
First-year retention: 75%
Transferred to another college: 28%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,132
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $34,912
Median debt at graduation: $11,500
Students with federal loans: 5%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 18%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

41%

Low-income (Pell)

15%

First-generation

15%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$2,138

$30–48k

$2,959

$48–75k

$4,183

$75–110k

$8,661

$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.

26%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,372

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 26% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,372. 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 246 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): $34,912
Typical debt at graduation: $11,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 33%
Out-earn a HS grad: 40%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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

$33,071

Men

$39,160

Men out-earn women by $6,089 (18%) 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: 44.4″
Annual snow: 2.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rocky MT Wilson AP, NC US station (8.4 mi from campus).

What Nash Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

178 grads$27k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$13k debt

178$26,973$38,711$12,750 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

67 grads$52k 1 yr$64k 5 yr— debt

67$52,474$63,808—Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

44 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

44———Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

29 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

29———Engineering, GeneralAssoc.

26 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

26———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

26 grads$64k 1 yr$72k 5 yr$23k debt

26$64,013$72,140$23,275 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

23 grads— 1 yr$33k 5 yr— debt

23—$33,217—Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

19 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

19———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

18 grads$39k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$15k debt

18$38,589$47,567$14,882 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

18 grads— 1 yr$47k 5 yr— debt

18—$46,600—Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———

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.

Colleges similar to Nash Community College

Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Nash Community College side by side →

Vance-Granville Community College

Public

Henderson, North Carolina · Distant town · 32 mi to Durham

Students: 1,665
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $34k

Craven Community College

Public

New Bern, North Carolina · Distant town · 78 mi to Wilmington

Students: 1,989
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $34k

Wilson Community College

Public

Wilson, North Carolina · Fringe town · 42 mi to Raleigh

Students: 1,373
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 21%
Earnings: $33k

Lenoir Community College

Public

Kinston, North Carolina · Distant town · 71 mi to Raleigh

Students: 1,469
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 22%
Earnings: $34k

Surry Community College

Public

Dobson, North Carolina · Distant rural · 33 mi to Winston-Salem

Students: 1,475
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 33%
Earnings: $36k

Sampson Community College

Public

Clinton, North Carolina · Distant town · 57 mi to Raleigh

Students: 846
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $33k

Colleges near Nash Community College

North Carolina Wesleyan University

Rocky Mount, NC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,214 students

8 mi

Barton College

Wilson, NC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 982 students

17 mi

Wilson Community College

Wilson, NC · Public · Associate · 1,373 students

17 mi

Edgecombe Community College

Tarboro, NC · Public · Certificate · 1,397 students

19 mi

Louisburg College

Louisburg, NC · Private nonprofit · Associate · 402 students

24 mi

Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College

Wendell, NC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 64 students

31 mi

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, NC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 585 students

34 mi

Halifax Community College

Weldon, NC · Public · Associate · 723 students

35 mi

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.