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Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, North Carolina Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Pamlico Community College is a public two-year institution based in Grantsboro, North Carolina. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 263 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Pamlico Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 23 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, and Electrician. It awarded 274 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
263
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
274
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
23
Programs and majors
4:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 23

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 5
Construction Trades 4
Education 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Precision Production 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Computer and Information 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
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
28%
Student-to-faculty ratio
4:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
51
Certificates under 1 year
209
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
14

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
263
Undergraduates, fall 2024
263
Full-time, fall 2024
19%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
669
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
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
56%
Men
44%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
58%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

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
Zachary Schnell
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

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