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Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, North Carolina Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Mayland Community College is a public two-year institution in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 850 students.

Mayland Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 170 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
850
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
170
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 25

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
Health Professions 7
Precision Production 1
Construction Trades 2
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 5

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
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
91
Certificates under 1 year
55
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
24

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
850
Undergraduates, fall 2024
850
Full-time, fall 2024
21%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,174
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
59%
Men
41%
White
84%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
55%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. John Boyd
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

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