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Alamance Community College

Graham, North Carolina Public 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Alamance Community College is a public two-year institution based in Graham, North Carolina. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,827 students. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Alamance Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 1,416 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,827
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
1,416
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 58

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Education 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Health Professions 10
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Engineering Technologies 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Precision Production 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Science Technologies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Engineering 1
Construction Trades 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
63%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
627
Certificates under 1 year
650
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
139

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,827
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,827
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,179
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
42%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Ken Ingle
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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