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Gaston College
Dallas, NC · Public · 3,518 students · mostly certificate degrees
36th-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,592
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,866
Graduation rate
63%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$35,386
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
—
Pell grant recipients
26%
Fields of study
76 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree51 grads/yr$76,218Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma95 grads/yr$61,734Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma64 grads/yr$58,901Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree43 grads/yr$49,046Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma81 grads/yr$47,775Accounting · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$46,818General Studies · Associate's Degree419 grads/yr$43,537Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$41,298Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$38,902Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree7 grads/yr$35,464Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree29 grads/yr$34,994Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree6 grads/yr$33,980Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma24 grads/yr$30,400
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.