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Colleges in and near Mount Pleasant

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is 10 miles from Mount Pleasant

No college sits inside Mount Pleasant’s boundary, but Cabarrus College of Health Sciences’s campus in Concord, with 597 students on campus, is 10 miles from the center of town, and Stanly Community College is 11.6 miles away in Albemarle. About 5% of Mount Pleasant’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina (6%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Pleasant. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
2,210 students on campus
Nearest college
10 mi
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Residents in college
5%
About the same as NC (6%)
Nearest community college
11.6 mi
Stanly · $2,672 tuition
Nearest public university
17.9 mi
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · $7,239 in-state
Median household income
$91K
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What stands out about college from Mount Pleasant

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college 10 miles awayCabarrus College of Health Sciences has 597 students on campus in Concord, 71% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 11.6 miles awayStanly Community College in Albemarle: tuition and fees $2,672 a year for North Carolina residents.In-state price at University of North Carolina at CharlotteLiving in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte charges $7,239 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $22,492. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as North Carolina (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Mount Pleasant

Two private colleges within 10.4 miles, and Stanly Community College 11.6 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is 17.9 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miStanlyPfeiffer UniversityCabarrus College of Health SciencesMount Pleasant
University or collegeCommunity college
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 597 on campus · 10 mi · Concord23%admitted$18knet price71%graduate$59kearningsPfeiffer UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 755 on campus · 10.4 mi · Misenheimer96%admitted$19knet price35%graduate$52kearningsStanly Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 858 on campus · 11.6 mi · Albemarle · mostly online$6knet price48%graduate$37kearnings66% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $2,672 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Mount Pleasant’s median household income ($90,795) falls.

Stanly Community College11.6 mi · Albemarle · mostly online · sticker $15,370 · tuition $2,672$5,570a year
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences10 mi · Concord · sticker $26,375$12,950a year
University of North Carolina at Charlotte17.9 mi · Charlotte · sticker $23,010$19,822a year
Pfeiffer University10.4 mi · Misenheimer · sticker $45,542$20,005a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Cabarrus College of Health SciencesPfeiffer UniversityStanlyUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte69% graduate$57k earnings$22k typical debt
Stanly Community College48% graduate$37k earnings
Pfeiffer University35% graduate$52k earnings$26k typical debt
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences71% graduate$59k earnings$16k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Mount Pleasant

Is Mount Pleasant a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Mount Pleasant residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as North Carolina (6). The nearest campus, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, is 10 miles away in Concord.

What colleges are near Mount Pleasant?

Within 15 miles: Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (10 miles, 597 students on campus), Pfeiffer University (10.4 miles, 755) and Stanly Community College (11.6 miles, 858).

What is the closest community college to Mount Pleasant, and what does it cost?

Stanly Community College in Albemarle, 11.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,672 a year for North Carolina residents; the federal net price, $5,721, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of North Carolina at Charlotte cost if we live in North Carolina?

Tuition and fees are $7,239 a year in-state and $22,492 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,357 (under $30,000 income) to $21,761 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mount Pleasant. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →