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Community college · Public

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC1,628 online only

Mitchell Community College is a public community college in Statesville, NC, with about 1,989 students on campus and 1,628 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
1,989
plus 1,628 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$6,481
tuition and fees $2,641; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
28%
lower than at 92% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$33,298
lower than at 72% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Mitchell Community College, in brief

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 28% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 92% of 2-year colleges. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. Most students here study part-time, and the rate only counts first-time, full-time students. Outcomes ↓

Most students study part-time

52% of undergraduates attend part-time, and 14% are 25 or older. The students ↓

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 · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
28%
within 3 years · Pell students 27%
Come back for year two
61%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$33,298
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Mitchell Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,661 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $8,785

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,641Books & supplies $3,190Other costs $10,830

After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,481.

Tuition and fees are $2,641 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

$8,805

About $17,610 over 2 years · 47% 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

Liberal arts 34%Business 15%Health professions 11%Culinary & personal services 10%Visual & performing arts 8%Computer science 6%Everything else 16%

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 Humanities293 graduates a year
$43k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing43 graduates a year
$75k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions9 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General8 graduates a year
—not reported
Fire Protection8 graduates a year
—not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions6 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management5 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations5 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,948 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 60%Hispanic 16%Black 16%Asian 3%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 60%Men 40%
15 : 1
students per teacher
19%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
14%
undergrads 25 or older
52%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Statesville

5% of Statesville’s 32,181 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Statesville pages.

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Nearby

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

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24.5 mi2,041 students
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25.2 mi3,353 students
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28.8 mi597 students
Wilkes Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wilkesboro
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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.