Halifax Community College
Halifax Community College is a public community college in Weldon, NC, with about 449 students on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
Halifax Community College, in brief
Most students study part-time
76% 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 ↓
Fewer borrowers paying down loans than at most colleges
Only 20% of federal borrowers had paid down any of their loan within three years, fewer than at 97% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓
Students from wealthier families earn much more
Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $53,077. Students from families under $30,000 earn $28,612. Outcomes ↓
Halifax Community College is very small
About 449 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
Halifax Community College focuses on liberal arts
43% of the degrees Halifax Community College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, health professions, is 25%. Majors ↓
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; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
The students
723 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Halifax Community College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Halifax Community College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $16,938 a year
Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $8,752
After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,040.
Tuition and fees are $2,608 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
About $18,908 over 2 years · 44% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 3% 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).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Associate degree programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in Weldon
2% of Weldon’s 1,374 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Weldon pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Halifax Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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.