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Highest first-year retention in North Carolina
111 colleges in North Carolina with this figure reported (500+ students).
81Mitchell Community College · NC · Public63%82Montgomery Community College · NC · Public63%83Craven Community College · NC · Public62%84Isothermal Community College · NC · Public62%85Lees-McRae College · NC · Private (nonprofit)62%86Montreat College · NC · Private (nonprofit)62%87South Piedmont Community College · NC · Public62%88Wilson Community College · NC · Public62%89Gaston College · NC · Public61%90Johnston Community College · NC · Public61%91Mars Hill University · NC · Private (nonprofit)61%92Sampson Community College · NC · Public61%93William Peace University · NC · Private (nonprofit)61%94Pitt Community College · NC · Public59%95Rockingham Community College · NC · Public59%96Fayetteville Technical Community College · NC · Public58%97Martin Community College · NC · Public58%98Chowan University · NC · Private (nonprofit)57%99Lenoir Community College · NC · Public57%100Rowan-Cabarrus Community College · NC · Public57%101Southeastern Community College · NC · Public57%102Carolina University · NC · Private (nonprofit)56%103James Sprunt Community College · NC · Public56%104Shaw University · NC · Private (nonprofit)56%105Mayland Community College · NC · Public54%106Saint Augustine's University · NC · Private (nonprofit)53%107Haywood Community College · NC · Public50%108Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College · NC · Public43%109Robeson Community College · NC · Public39%110Cleveland Community College · NC · Public32%111Strayer University-North Carolina · NC · Private (for-profit)0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.