Located in Spindale, North Carolina, Isothermal Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,918 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.
Isothermal Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 548 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
1,918
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
548
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 43
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
72%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
227
Certificates under 1 year
243
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
78
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,918
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,918
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,646
Full-time, 2024-25
37%
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
63%
Men
37%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
43%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Dr. Margaret Annunziata
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, 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