Stanly Community College

Overview

Rankings

• #40 Most Affordable Colleges in North Carolina

Academics & Admissions

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

As a public institution in Albemarle, North Carolina, Stanly Community College enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 54%.

Retention Rate

63%

Full-Time Faculty

23%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$6,296

Student–Faculty Ratio

10:1

Diversity Index

0.57

First-Gen Students

51%

Cost & Financial Aid

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

Published tuition at Stanly Community College is $8,816, 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 $5,721. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $5,640 after need-based grants.

In-State Tuition

$2,672

Out-of-State

$8,816

Avg Net Price

$5,721

Pell Grant Rate

31%

Federal Loan Rate

0%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Stanly 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 Stanly Community College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Stanly Community College report median earnings of $36,686, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

6 Years After Entry

$32,930

8 Years

$32,732

10 Years

$36,686

Earning > $25K

38%

Social Mobility

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

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

Stanly Community College is a measurable contributor to upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 1.04%, in line with strong performers nationally. Access is a real strength here. Roughly 15.6% 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 6.7% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $62,200, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

1.04%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

6.7%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

15.6%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$84,508

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment

$4,518,992

Federal Grants

$42,792

Investment Income

$302

Top Programs

The fields Stanly 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.

• Business & Marketing 24% $29,935 early-career
• Humanities 20%
• Education 17% $28,378 early-career
• Health Professions 10% $57,082 early-career
• Mechanic & Repair Tech 5%
• Criminal Justice 3% $51,598 early-career
• Computer Science & IT 3%
• Precision Production 3%

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.