Public · Community college
Pamlico Community College
Grantsboro, North Carolina · Distant rural
- 23%
- Transfer rate
- $1,321
- Avg net price
- 54%
- Grad / completion
- $30,005
- Median earnings
Pamlico Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Grantsboro, North Carolina (distant rural setting), enrolling 165 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Grantsboro, North Carolina
Grantsboro is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. It was incorporated in 1997 and is located at the intersection of North Carolina Highways 55 and 306. The town is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 86 miles to Wilmington, NC
- To the ocean
- 5 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Coastal Carolina (EWN)
How Pamlico Community College compares
Higher than 41% · #31 of 90 in North Carolina
Higher than 18%
Higher than 31% · #65 of 84 in North Carolina
Cheaper than 99% · #5 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina
Lower than 98%
Larger than 40%
Percentiles compare Pamlico 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
- Women12676%
- Men3924%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White44%
- Black43%
- Hispanic5.5%
- Asian1.2%
- Other or multiracial6.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 165
- Student–faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 48%
- Median family income
- $14,462
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $50,166
- Endowment
- $855,715
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $1,867
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,475
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,400
- Total cost of attendance
- $8,227
- Average net price
- $1,321
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
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Transferred to another college
- 23%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,240
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,005
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
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%.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $30,005
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 17%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 58.8″
- Annual snow
- 1.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bayboro 3 SW, NC US station (4.4 mi from campus).
What Pamlico 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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Pamlico Community College side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Transfer
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- Transfer
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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.