Public · Community college

Roanoke-Chowan Community College

Ahoskie, North Carolina · Fringe rural

21%
Transfer rate: $5,570
Avg net price: 37%
Grad / completion: $29,324
Median earnings

Roanoke-Chowan Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Ahoskie, North Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 309 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 309 undergradsFringe ruralCold wintersNear the coast

About Ahoskie, North Carolina

Ahoskie is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. Ahoskie began as a railroad siding for log trains hauling timber from the forests of Bertie and Hertford counties to a sawmill at Tunis on the Chowan and Southern Railroad line beginning in 1885. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 55 miles to Norfolk, VA
To the ocean: 16 miles
Nearest airport: 52 miles to Pitt-Greenville (PGV)

How Roanoke-Chowan Community College compares

Graduation rate37%

Higher than 22% · #62 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention78%

Higher than 60%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$29,324

Higher than 29% · #67 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$5,570

Cheaper than 89% · #28 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment309

Larger than 54%

Percentiles compare Roanoke-Chowan 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

Women20566%
Men10434%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White28%
Black65%
Hispanic2.3%
Asian1.0%
Other or multiracial3.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 309
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 32%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 26%
Median family income: $13,400
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $60,282

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $2,642
Out-of-state tuition: $8,786
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,500
Total cost of attendance: $9,415
Average net price: $5,570

Outcomes

Graduated: 37%
First-year retention: 78%
Transferred to another college: 21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,139
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $29,324
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 14%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.5 / 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

Aggravated assault

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

$5,690

$30–48k

$4,479

$48–75k

$6,792

$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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $29,324
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 26%

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

$28,195

Men

$33,470

Men out-earn women by $5,275 (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: 88°F
Winter low: 29°F
Annual rain: 49.6″
Annual snow: 2.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Murfreesboro, NC US station (9.3 mi from campus).

What Roanoke-Chowan Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

45 grads— 1 yr$25k 5 yr— debt

45—$24,633—Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

11 grads— 1 yr$58k 5 yr— debt

11—$58,408—Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———

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.