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Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Jamestown, North Carolina, Guilford Technical Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 11,485 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Guilford Technical Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 73 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Information Technology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 2,298 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
11,485
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
2,298
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
73
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 73

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
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 7
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Health Professions 17
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Engineering Technologies 8
Education 1
Construction Trades 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Precision Production 4
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Communications 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
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,424
Certificates under 1 year
581
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
293

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
11,485
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,485
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,039
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
34%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
36%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Anthony Clarke
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, 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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