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Carteret Community College

Morehead City, North Carolina Public 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Morehead City, North Carolina, Carteret Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,614 students. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Carteret Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Information Technology. It awarded 582 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,614
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
582
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 39

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 3
Health Professions 9
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 6
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Precision Production 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communications Technologies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Engineering 1
Construction Trades 1
Education 2

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
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
230
Certificates under 1 year
321
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
31

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,614
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,614
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,209
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
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
64%
Men
36%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
49%
Students taking some online courses
27%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
Tracy Mancini
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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