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Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, NC · Rural · 362 students
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$5,861
Average net priceYour net price
In-state
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
48%
Graduation rate
32% typical
$34,663
Earnings 10 years on
$38,832 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Mayland Community College is best known for its high-performing allied health programs—particularly nursing and medical assisting—as well as robust technical trades and seamless college-transfer pathways to four-year universities across the state. The institution uniquely distinguishes itself through the Mayland Earth to Sky Park, which houses the public Bare Dark Sky Observatory—an internationally certified dark-sky site—and a state-of-the-art planetarium. Campus life offers a close-knit, supportive mountain community where small class sizes, strong regional workforce partnerships, and hands-on career training define the student experience.


Wikipedia:Mayland Community College is a public community college in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The college also operates learning centers in Newland and Burnsville, North Carolina. The college's name is derived from the three counties it primarily serves: Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

Location
Spruce Pine, NC, 28777 · Rural campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
RDU · Raleigh-Durham
181 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$2,626$8,770
Books & supplies$1,194$1,194
Cost of attendance$14,932$21,076 est.
Average net price$5,861Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,770
In-state: $2,626
Books & supplies$1,194
Cost of attendance$21,076 est.
In-state: $14,932
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,861
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
$4,571
$30–48k
$7,116
$48–75k
$6,502
$75–110k
$8,841
Grants from the school
38% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $2,924
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
48%
Pell students: 44.8% · others: 47.6% 
8 yrs after starting
45% graduated · 12% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 42% left or unknown
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$32,221
10 yrs after entry$34,663
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: 32% 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 35%Women 65%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell grant
25%
First-gen
52%
Family income
$19,437
Independent
48%
Age at entry
24.0
Part-time
65%
Where first-years come from
In state (NC)
100.0%
Out of state
0.0%
International
0.0%
Race & ethnicity
White
90%
Hispanic
6%
Black
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more
1%
Unknown
2%
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
$7M
Full-time faculty
26%
Faculty salary
$6,231/mo
Teaching spend
$8,438
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — mixed transfer/career
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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