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Richmond Community College

Hamlet, North Carolina Public 2-year Town

Overview

Richmond Community College is a public two-year institution in Hamlet, North Carolina. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,384 students. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Richmond Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 28 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer, and Information Technology. It awarded 837 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,384
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
837
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
28
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 28

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 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Construction Trades 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Health Professions 9
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Education 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Precision Production 2
Engineering Technologies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Public Administration and Social Services 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
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
399
Certificates under 1 year
333
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
105

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,384
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,384
Full-time, fall 2024
28%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,197
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
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
70%
Men
30%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
30%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
42%
Students taking some online courses
27%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Brent Barbee
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, Student veteran organization

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