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Roanoke-Chowan Community College

Ahoskie, North Carolina Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Roanoke-Chowan Community College is a public two-year institution in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 668 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Roanoke-Chowan Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 19 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 180 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Mission

Roanoke-Chowan Community College, a member of the North Carolina Community College System and located in Hertford County, is a public, two-year institution of higher education offering associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, college and career readiness, and customized business and industry training in a variety of delivery modes promoting public service, transfer, and workforce development for a diverse student body, leading them to contribute to the vitality of an increasingly global community.

Mission statement as reported by Roanoke-Chowan Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
668
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
180
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
19
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 19

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 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Education 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal 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
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
29%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
95
Certificates under 1 year
77
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
668
Undergraduates, fall 2024
668
Full-time, fall 2024
22%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
810
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
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
66%
Men
34%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
65%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
48%
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: High Transfer-High Traditional
President
Murray J. Williams
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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