Pamlico Community College
Public Community College in Grantsboro, NC. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $30,005.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $30,005, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 54%, 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.
Academics
54% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 57% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Transfer-out runs to 23% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. The part-time picture is harder: 28% return, against 57% full-time. A 4:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 238 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $1,321 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $2,161 at $0–30k, $832 at $75–110k. 44% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants.
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 · 14 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 | $2,161 |
| $30–48k | $132 |
| $48–75k | $5,896 |
| $75–110k | $832 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pamlico 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)