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Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Nash Community College is a public two-year institution in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,780 students. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Nash Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Lineworker, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Information Technology. It awarded 743 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,780
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
743
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
20:1
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.

Construction Trades 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Health Professions 9
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Engineering 1
Precision Production 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Education 1
Communications Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 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
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
61%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
341
Certificates under 1 year
351
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
51

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,780
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,780
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,052
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
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
41%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
37%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
66%
Students taking some online courses
31%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Lew K. Hunnicutt, PhD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, 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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