#1791
Richmond Community College
· Richmond Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.7%
access-focused
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.
- Ranked
- 101
- Page
- 4 / 5
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#1792
University of North Carolina Wilmington
· University of North Carolina Wilmington, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.7%
#1799
University of North Carolina Asheville
· University of North Carolina Asheville, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.7%
#1805
#1825
#1834
Guilford Technical Community College
· Guilford Technical Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.6%
#1836
#1837
Carteret Community College
· Carteret Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.6%
access-focused
#1840
#1859
#1866
#1869
#1870
Catawba Valley Community College
· Catawba Valley Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.6%
#1882
#1884
#1887
Forsyth Technical Community College
· Forsyth Technical Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.5%
#1894
#1899
James Sprunt Community College
· James Sprunt Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.5%
access-focused
#1900
#1906
College of the Albemarle
· College of the Albemarle, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.5%
access-focused
#1908
#1916
#1920
Sampson Community College
· Sampson Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.4%
access-focused
#1931
#1932
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%