Carolina Christian College
Private College in Winston Salem, NC. Six-year graduation rate 11%. Median 10-year earnings $40,672.
Ten-year median earnings of $40,672 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 11% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 11% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 11% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Just 0% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. 33% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 54 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $21,274 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $11,448 while those at $75–110k pay $28,817. About 54% get grants averaging $7,438, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 63% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 20 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,448 |
| $30–48k | $21,780 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $28,817 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 34 of these 54 students, totalling $287,000 — an average of $8,441 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Forsyth County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)