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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Carteret Community College
  • Richmond Community College

What stands out

Richmond Community College has the lower average net price, Carteret Community College reports the higher graduation rate, while Carteret Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Carteret Community College compared with Richmond Community College
MetricCarteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NCPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest median earningsRichmond Community CollegeHamlet, NCPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net price
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$10,764$5,071lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$19,621$15,667
In-state tuition$2,310$1,956
Out-of-state tuition$8,222$6,564
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.45%highest43%
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$33,357highest$29,951
Campus
Undergraduates1,1721,352

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.