Miller-Motte College-Wilmington
For-profit Community College in Wilmington, NC. Six-year graduation rate 5%. 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. Completion is the weak point: 5% graduate within six years. 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.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 5% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 5% graduate within six years. At 10:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 179 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 179 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $22,321 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $22,321 at $0–30k against $22,432 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 87% of students get grant aid averaging $6,998, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 72% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 11 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 | $22,321 |
| $30–48k | $22,432 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 129 of these 179 students, totalling $1,135,797 — an average of $8,805 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (New Hanover 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)