Carteret Community College
Public Community College in Morehead City, NC. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $33,357.
Students who entered Carteret Community College reach a median of $33,357 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 49%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.6 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
49% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 62% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 14% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,144 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $10,661 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $10,411 at $0–30k against $15,701 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 60% get grants averaging $8,393, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
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 · 206 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 | $10,411 |
| $30–48k | $9,212 |
| $48–75k | $10,321 |
| $75–110k | $15,701 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Carteret County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)