Mitchell Community College — College Profile

About

Founded in 1852, Mitchell Community College in Statesville is one of the oldest institutions in the North Carolina Community College System, offering a distinctive blend of a historic downtown campus and modern satellite facilities in Mooresville. The college is best known for its highly competitive Associate Degree Nursing and allied health programs, seamless university transfer pathways, and hands-on technical training in advanced manufacturing, agribusiness, and culinary arts. The student experience is supportive, flexible, and career-oriented, catering effectively to both traditional students preparing for four-year universities and adult learners pursuing fast-track credentials. Mitchell sets itself apart through deep-rooted community partnerships across Iredell County that provide students with direct pipelines to local apprenticeships and immediate regional employment.

Wikipedia:Mitchell Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Statesville, North Carolina and a second campus in Mooresville, North Carolina. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

Location

Statesville, NC, 28677 · Town campus

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Nearest airport from college

RDU · Raleigh-Durham

118 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These figures are federal data and may be out of date.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$2,641$8,785

Books & supplies$3,190$3,190

Cost of attendance$16,661$22,805 est.

Average net price$6,481Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$8,785

In-state: $2,641

Books & supplies$3,190

Cost of attendance$22,805 est.

In-state: $16,661

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $6,481

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

$5,287

$30–48k

$5,495

$48–75k

$8,805

$75–110k

$10,056

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

23%

Entered 2017–18

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

37% graduated · 36% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 26% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$29,663

10 yrs after entry$33,298

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 40%Women 60%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

15 : 1

Pell grant

19%

First-gen

49%

Family income

$20,011

Independent

45%

Age at entry

24.0

Part-time

52%

Race & ethnicity

White

60%

Hispanic

16%

Black

16%

Asian

Two or more

AI/AN

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

$4M

Full-time faculty

22%

Faculty salary

$6,318/mo

Teaching spend

$5,658

per student

Federal loans

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — high transfer

Undergraduate profile