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Wilkes Community College
Wilkesboro, NC · Public · 1,355 students · mostly certificate degrees
1st-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$-264
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$9,844
Graduation rate
55%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$34,728
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$7,625
Pell grant recipients
45%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
42 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree29 grads/yr$68,076Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$57,849Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma51 grads/yr$52,707Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$47,738Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$47,271Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$41,409Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma117 grads/yr$40,216General Studies · Associate's Degree199 grads/yr$34,852Apiculture · Associate's Degree7 grads/yr$31,127Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$30,091
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.