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Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina Public 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Pitt Community College is a public two-year institution in Winterville, North Carolina. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 7,684 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Pitt Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Electrician. It awarded 2,302 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
7,684
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
2,302
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 46

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
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Construction Trades 2
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Education 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Health Professions 16
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Science Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Biological and Biomedical 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
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,143
Certificates under 1 year
965
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
194

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,684
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,684
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,626
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 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
45%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
34%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
53%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Maria Pharr
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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