Public · Community college

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina · Distant town

15%
Transfer rate
$2,892
Avg net price
33%
Grad / completion
$29,036
Median earnings

Robeson Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Lumberton, North Carolina (distant town setting), enrolling 1,551 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,551 undergradsDistant town

About Lumberton, North Carolina

Lumberton is a city in and the county seat of Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. Robeson County, North Carolina, was formed in 1787. General John Willis, owner of the Red Banks plantation, lobbied to have the county's new seat of government located on his land. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
60 miles
Nearest airport
23 miles to Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)

How Robeson Community College compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 16% · #76 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention57%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$29,036

Higher than 28% · #70 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$2,892

Cheaper than 97% · #13 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment1,551

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Robeson 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

1,551undergrads
  • Women1,02466%
  • Men52734%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White19%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian0.5%
  • Other or multiracial47%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,551
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
55%
Students over 25
34%
Median family income
$13,694
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,701
Endowment
$4,442,503

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,581
Out-of-state tuition
$8,725
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,400
Total cost of attendance
$12,628
Average net price
$2,892

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
33%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,723
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$29,036
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
8%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
First-generation
16%

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

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%.

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,238 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
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
$2,286
$30–48k
$2,554
$48–75k
$5,009
$75–110k
$7,364
$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.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,267
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,267. 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 135 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)
$29,036
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
28%
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
$26,159
Men
$38,034

Men out-earn women by $11,875 (45%) 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
91°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
50.8″
Annual snow
1.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.16.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lumberton, NC US station (3.5 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.