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Sampson Community College

Clinton, North Carolina Public 2-year Town

Overview

Sampson Community College is a public two-year institution based in Clinton, North Carolina. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,526 students in fall 2024.

Sampson Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Electrician. It awarded 661 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,526
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
661
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 35

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 3
Construction Trades 3
Precision Production 1
Health Professions 8
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Education 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Engineering Technologies 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
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
324
Certificates under 1 year
296
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
41

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,526
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,526
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,409
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
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
66%
Men
34%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
31%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
68%
Students taking some online courses
27%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
William J. Starling
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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