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Community college · Public

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, NC872 online only

Isothermal Community College is a public community college in Spindale, NC, with about 938 students on campus.

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Students on campus
938
plus 872 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$10,758
tuition and fees $2,030; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
55%
lower than at 62% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$33,325
lower than at 72% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Isothermal Community College, in brief

Fewer borrowers paying down loans than at most colleges

Only 13% of federal borrowers had paid down any of their loan within three years, fewer than at 99% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓

Most students study part-time

54% 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 Spindale is below the state median

Median rent in Spindale is $755 a month, 39% below the state median. Living in Spindale ↓

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

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
55%
within 3 years · Pell students 50%
Come back for year two
71%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$33,325
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

13%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 1% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Isothermal Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $18,132 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $6,638

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,030Books & supplies $1,600Other costs $14,502

After grants, the average family on aid pays $10,758.

Tuition and fees are $2,030 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

$11,592

About $23,184 over 2 years · 36% off the sticker price

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

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 23%Liberal arts 18%Business 16%Public safety 11%Construction trades 8%Engineering tech 5%Everything else 19%

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 Humanities185 graduates a year
$35k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations17 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing16 graduates a year
$77k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods13 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections11 graduates a year
—not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services11 graduates a year
—not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers9 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Production Operations8 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,169 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 71%Hispanic 9%Black 11%Two or more 5%International 1%

Women and men

Women 67%Men 33%
11 : 1
students per teacher
34%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
26%
undergrads 25 or older
54%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Spindale

4% of Spindale’s 4,180 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Spindale pages.

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Nearby

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

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Limestone UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gaffney
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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.