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College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, North Carolina Public 2-year Town

Overview

College of the Albemarle is a public two-year institution in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,905 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

College of the Albemarle offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 696 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

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 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,905
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
696
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

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
Precision Production 3
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Health Professions 10
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Education 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Construction Trades 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Engineering 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
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
366
Certificates under 1 year
258
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
72

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,905
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,905
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,812
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
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
62%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
24
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
70%
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: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Jack Bagwell
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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