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2026 Ranking

Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in North Carolina

Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.

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101
Page
3 / 5
Year
2026
Version
v1

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#1550

Pitt Community College

· Pitt Community College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.0%
access-focused
#1683

Salem College

· Salem College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
0.8%
#1689

Guilford College

· Guilford College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
0.8%
#1699

Nash Community College

· Nash Community College, NC
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
0.8%
access-focused
How we score — methodology (v1) ▾
Eligibility

Institutions covered by Opportunity Insights (Chetty et al.) — ~2,200 colleges with longitudinal mobility tracking. Birth cohorts 1980–1991.

Score weights
100%
Mobility Rate 100%