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Forsyth Technical Community College

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, NC · City · 7,113 students
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Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$7,200
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
31%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
32% typical
$34,139
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$38,832 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
0% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is renowned for its cutting-edge workforce development programs in biotechnology, health sciences, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing. The college stands out nationally as the home of the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce, giving students direct access to specialized training aligned with the region's thriving biomedical and innovation corridors. With a supportive, career-focused campus culture tailored to both traditional students and adult learners, Forsyth Tech offers affordable technical credentials as well as seamless college transfer pathways to institutions across the University of North Carolina system.


Wikipedia:Forsyth Technical Community College, is a public community college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The college is one of the largest in the North Carolina Community College System, with an enrollment of over 11,000 credit students and over 24,000 Corporate and Continuing Education students.

Location
Winston-Salem, NC, 27103-5197 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
RDU · Raleigh-Durham
84 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$2,276$6,884
Books & supplies$1,700$1,700
Cost of attendance$14,101$18,709 est.
Average net price$7,200Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$6,884
In-state: $2,276
Books & supplies$1,700
Cost of attendance$18,709 est.
In-state: $14,101
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $7,200
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$6,292
$30–48k
$6,955
$48–75k
$7,827
$75–110k
$10,834
$110k+
$12,993
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
31%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
37% graduated · 21% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 40% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$30,285
10 yrs after entry$34,139
Debt
Median at graduation$10,000
Monthly payment$106
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$14.4k
90th percentile$25,218
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 35%Women 65%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell grant
39%
First-gen
44%
Family income
$20,000
Independent
50%
Veterans
0%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
65%
Race & ethnicity
White
38%
Hispanic
22%
Black
26%
Asian
2%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
1%
Unknown
6%
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
$1M
Full-time faculty
100%
Faculty salary
$6,661/mo
Teaching spend
$6,615
per student
Federal loans
17%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — mixed transfer/career
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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