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Community college · Public

Gaston College

Dallas, NC3,176 online only

Gaston College is a public community college in Dallas, NC, with about 2,695 students on campus and 3,176 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

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Students on campus
2,695
plus 3,176 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$6,592
tuition and fees $3,186; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
63%
lower than at 52% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$35,386
lower than at 67% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Gaston College

Most of Gaston College’s students study online

About 3,176 students take classes only online, against 2,695 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓

Most students study part-time

61% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Rent in Dallas is below the state median

Median rent in Dallas is $872 a month, 29% below the state median. Living in Dallas ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

3,518 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 51%Hispanic 12%Black 20%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 1%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
17 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
23%
undergrads 25 or older
61%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Gaston College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Gaston College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,866 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,330

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,186Books & supplies $1,470Other costs $12,210

After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,592.

Tuition and fees are $3,186 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$8,432

About $16,864 over 2 years · 50% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
63%
within 3 years · Pell students 58%
Come back for year two
54%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$35,386
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Biology 23%Liberal arts 22%Health professions 17%Business 10%Public safety 4%Mechanic & repair 4%Everything else 21%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities419 graduates a year
$44k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing51 graduates a year
$76k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations43 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services29 graduates a year
$35k4 yrs out
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians21 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections18 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services18 graduates a year
$47k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General16 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Dallas

5% of Dallas’s 6,392 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Dallas pages.

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Straight-line distances from Gaston College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.