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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.

  • Alamance Community College
  • Gaston College

What stands out

Alamance Community College has the lower average net price, Gaston College reports the higher graduation rate, while Gaston 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.

Alamance Community College compared with Gaston College
MetricAlamance Community CollegeGraham, NCPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceGaston CollegeDallas, NCPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$6,109lowest$6,592
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$15,922$16,866
In-state tuition$2,592$3,186
Out-of-state tuition$8,736$9,330
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.38%59%highest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$34,241$35,386highest
Campus
Undergraduates3,0803,518

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.