Lenoir Community College

Overview

Rankings

• #29 Most Affordable Colleges in North Carolina

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Lenoir Community College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Lenoir Community College, located in Kinston, North Carolina, enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 33%.

Retention Rate

65%

Full-Time Faculty

100%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$5,856

Student–Faculty Ratio

12:1

Diversity Index

0.64

First-Gen Students

48%

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Lenoir Community College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Lenoir Community College is $8,722, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $4,127. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $3,261 after need-based grants.

In-State Tuition

$2,578

Out-of-State

$8,722

Avg Net Price

$4,127

Pell Grant Rate

42%

Federal Loan Rate

0%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Lenoir Community College — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Lenoir Community College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Lenoir Community College report median earnings of $33,866, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

6 Years After Entry

$27,480

8 Years

$31,072

10 Years

$33,866

Earning > $25K

41%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Lenoir Community College Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Lenoir Community College is a genuine engine of upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 1.30%, well above the typical college. Access is a real strength here. Roughly 23.5% of students come from families in the bottom income quintile, a high share that gives low-income students a real foothold. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 5.5% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $45,900, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

1.30%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

5.5%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

23.5%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$62,362

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment

$5,004,981

Investment Income

$14,480

Top Programs

The fields Lenoir Community College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Health Professions 24% $69,715 early-career
• Humanities 21%
• Business & Marketing 19%
• Precision Production 8%
• Computer Science & IT 6%
• Education 4%
• Criminal Justice 4%
• Mechanic & Repair Tech 4%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.