Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville
For-profit College in Jacksonville, NC. Six-year graduation rate 75%. Median 10-year earnings $31,102.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $31,102, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 75% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates leave owing a median of $15,917 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 75% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 75% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. First-year retention is 78% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 332 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 332 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $23,331 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($23,296 versus $28,436), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 57% get grants averaging $6,300, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 51% of students.
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 · 132 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 | $23,296 |
| $30–48k | $24,663 |
| $48–75k | $22,256 |
| $75–110k | $28,436 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 168 of these 332 students, totalling $1,304,915 — an average of $7,767 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Onslow 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)