Public · Community college

Rockingham Community College

Wentworth, North Carolina · Fringe rural

13%
Transfer rate: $2,060
Avg net price: 35%
Grad / completion: $32,480
Median earnings

Rockingham Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Wentworth, North Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,065 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,065 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division IIICold winters

About Wentworth, North Carolina

Wentworth is a town in and the county seat of Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. Wentworth was established as "Rockingham Courthouse" in 1787 making it the oldest settlement in Rockingham County. The post office there was established in November 1794. The Rockingham County Courthouse in Wentworth is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and houses the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 22 miles to Greensboro, NC
To the ocean: 152 miles
Nearest airport: 22 miles to Piedmont Triad (GSO) · major hub

How Rockingham Community College compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 20% · #70 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention68%

Higher than 40%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,480

Higher than 40% · #54 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$2,060

Cheaper than 98% · #9 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment1,065

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Rockingham 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

Women64761%
Men41839%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White59%
Black18%
Hispanic11%
Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,065
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 44%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 21%
Median family income: $21,124
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $56,007
Endowment: $13,086,950

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 284 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From North Carolina98%
Other U.S. states2.1%

Most first-years stay in state — Rockingham 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: $1,966
Out-of-state tuition: $6,574
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,500
Total cost of attendance: $10,933
Average net price: $2,060

Outcomes

Graduated: 35%
First-year retention: 68%
Transferred to another college: 13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,431
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,480
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes: 43 (36 men · 7 women)

Varsity sports (2)

Baseball36

Volleyball7

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

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

$1,161

$30–48k

$1,586

$48–75k

$3,023

$75–110k

$6,782

$110k+

$1,774

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.

10%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$968

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 10% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $968. 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 146 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): $32,480
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 31%

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

$30,955

Men

$37,369

Men out-earn women by $6,414 (21%) 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: 47.8″
Annual snow: 7.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Reidsville 2 NW, NC US station (3.6 mi from campus).

What Rockingham Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

112 grads$31k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$6k debt

112$30,865$39,261$5,500 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

44 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

42 grads$64k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

42$63,549——Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

20 grads$50k 1 yr$45k 5 yr— debt

20$49,931$44,539—Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

16 grads$56k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16$55,849——Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Precision Metal WorkingAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———

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.