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Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina Public 2-year Town

Overview

Stanly Community College is a public two-year institution in Albemarle, North Carolina. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,468 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Stanly Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 822 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,468
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
822
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

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

Business, Management and Marketing 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Education 3
Health Professions 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Precision Production 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
  • Agribusiness CertificateAssociate Online option 12 graduates
Engineering Technologies 3
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Construction Trades 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
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
350
Certificates under 1 year
355
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
117

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,468
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,468
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,847
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
69%
Men
31%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
56%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. John D. Enamait
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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