Craven Community College — College Profile

About

Located in historic New Bern, North Carolina, Craven Community College is highly regarded for its exceptional nursing and allied health programs, as well as its seamless university transfer pathways that connect students to major four-year institutions. The campus culture is welcoming, supportive, and commuter-friendly, offering an engaging student experience with numerous clubs, leadership opportunities, and personalized academic advising that helps students thrive. A major distinguishing feature is the college’s close partnership with Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point at its Havelock campus, which anchors its highly specialized Aviation Systems Technology program and provides unique, hands-on training opportunities for civilian and military-affiliated students alike.

Wikipedia:Craven Community College is a public community college with its main campus in New Bern, North Carolina. It also has campuses in Havelock and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Established in 1965, it was originally an extension of Lenoir Community College—Craven IEC. It later added degree-awarding programs in several technical fields and became a technical institute. In the early 1970s, college-transfer degrees were added and the school became a community college. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

Location

New Bern, NC, 28562-4900 · Town campus

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Nearest airport from college

RDU · Raleigh-Durham

109 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$2,022$6,630

Books & supplies$1,300$1,300

Cost of attendance$10,735$15,343 est.

Average net price$3,289Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$6,630

In-state: $2,022

Books & supplies$1,300

Cost of attendance$15,343 est.

In-state: $10,735

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $3,289

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$2,428

$30–48k

$2,132

$48–75k

$5,811

$75–110k

$7,519

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

47%

Entered 2017–18

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

46% graduated · 27% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 25% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$32,904

10 yrs after entry$34,231

Debt

Middle 50% owe$2.6k–$9.5k

90th percentile$15,500

Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: 31% graduate within 6 yrs.

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 41%Women 59%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

13 : 1

Pell grant

43%

First-gen

45%

Family income

$21,585

Independent

66%

Veterans

Age at entry

25.0

Part-time

64%

Race & ethnicity

White

54%

Hispanic

12%

Black

20%

Asian

Two or more

Non-resident

Unknown

Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$3M

Full-time faculty

27%

Faculty salary

$6,067/mo

Teaching spend

$9,341

per student

Federal loans

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — high transfer

Undergraduate profile