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Craven Community College

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC · Town · 1,989 students
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Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$3,289
Average net priceYour net price
In-state
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
47%
Graduation rate
31% typical
$34,231
Earnings 10 years on
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Located in historic New Bern with an additional campus in Havelock, Craven Community College is well-regarded for its strong nursing and health sciences degrees, workforce development programs, and seamless university transfer pathways. The college stands out for its Institute of Aeronautical Technology, which prepares students for high-demand aviation maintenance careers through close ties with the nearby Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, as well as its downtown Volt Center dedicated to hands-on skilled trades. The student experience is flexible, supportive, and career-driven, fostering a close-knit, military-friendly environment equipped with individualized faculty mentoring and active student organizations.

Wikipedia:Craven Community College is a public community college with its main campus in New Bern, North Carolina. It also has campuses in Havelock and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Established in 1965, it was originally an extension of Lenoir Community College—Craven IEC. It later added degree-awarding programs in several technical fields and became a technical institute. In the early 1970s, college-transfer degrees were added and the school became a community college. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

Location
New Bern, NC, 28562-4900 · Town campus
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Nearest airport from college
RDU · Raleigh-Durham
109 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$2,022$6,630
Books & supplies$1,300$1,300
Cost of attendance$10,735$15,343 est.
Average net price$3,289Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$6,630
In-state: $2,022
Books & supplies$1,300
Cost of attendance$15,343 est.
In-state: $10,735
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $3,289
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students
$0–30k
$2,428
$30–48k
$2,132
$48–75k
$5,811
$75–110k
$7,519
Grants from the school
12% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $1,118
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
47%
Pell students: 45.2% · others: 51.7% 
8 yrs after starting
46% graduated · 27% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 25% left or unknown
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$32,904
10 yrs after entry$34,231
Debt
Middle 50% owe$2.6k–$9.5k
90th percentile$15,500
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: 31% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 41%Women 59%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell grant
43%
First-gen
45%
Family income
$21,585
Independent
66%
Veterans
3%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
64%
Where first-years come from
In state (NC)
98.4%
Out of state
0.8%
International
0.8%

Most out-of-state first-years from: ME 1 · WA 1 · WI 1

Race & ethnicity
White
54%
Hispanic
12%
Black
20%
Asian
3%
Two or more
6%
Non-resident
1%
Unknown
3%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Full-time faculty
27%
Faculty salary
$6,067/mo
Teaching spend
$9,341
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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