Public · Community college

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina · Midsize suburb

17%
Transfer rate
$7,337
Avg net price
35%
Grad / completion
$37,259
Median earnings

Pitt Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Winterville, North Carolina (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 5,317 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 5,317 undergradsMidsize suburbNJCAA Division IINear the coast

About Winterville, North Carolina

Winterville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The Cox-Ange House and Renston Rural Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
71 miles to Raleigh, NC
To the ocean
20 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Pitt-Greenville (PGV)

How Pitt Community College compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 20% · #66 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention65%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,259

Higher than 57% · #12 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$7,337

Cheaper than 81% · #41 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$11,977

Lower than 31%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment5,317

Larger than 92%

Percentiles compare Pitt 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

5,317undergrads
  • Women3,12759%
  • Men2,19041%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White41%
  • Black39%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial7.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,317
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$18,344
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,588
Endowment
$6,366,148

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,580
Out-of-state tuition
$8,724
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$15,979
Average net price
$7,337

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
65%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,104
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,259
Median debt at graduation
$11,977
Students with federal loans
11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
35%
Low-income (Pell)
11%
First-generation
10%

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
81 (52 men · 29 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 (4)

Baseball33
Basketball19
Softball15
Volleyball14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (7,684 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.

1.3reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
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
$6,633
$30–48k
$6,796
$48–75k
$8,364
$75–110k
$11,556
$110k+
$15,029

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.

31%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,192
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 31% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,192. 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 705 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)
$37,259
Typical debt at graduation
$11,977
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
43%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 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
$34,063
Men
$42,472

Men out-earn women by $8,409 (25%) 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
33°F
Annual rain
53.4″
Annual snow
3.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.67.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville, NC US station (6.2 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.