Beaufort County Community College Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on Beaufort County Community College? We’ve put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors Beaufort County Community College offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Beaufort County Community College Ranked?

2022 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Beaufort County Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2022 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical/medical laboratory science.

Overall Quality

Beaufort County Community College landed the #2,145 spot in College Factual's 2022 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,576 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Beaufort County Community College also holds the #86 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Beaufort County Community College?

Acceptance Rate

Beaufort County Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

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Beaufort County Community College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Beaufort County Community College is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Beaufort County Community College is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Beaufort County Community College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Beaufort County Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

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Beaufort County Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,382 undergraduates at Beaufort County Community College with 418 being full-time and 964 being part-time.

How Much Does Beaufort County Community College Cost?

The overall average net price of Beaufort County Community College is $6,403. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Beaufort County Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Beaufort County Community College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $6,250 a year. That adds up to $25,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Beaufort County Community College is 17.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Beaufort County Community College Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Beaufort County Community College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $25,900 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 35% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Beaufort County Community College make the most money.

Location of Beaufort County Community College

Located in Washington, North Carolina, Beaufort County Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Contact details for Beaufort County Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5337 Us Highway 264 East, Washington, NC 27889
Phone:	252-946-6194
Website:	www.beaufortccc.edu/

Beaufort County Community College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Beaufort County Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Beaufort County Community College

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2019-2020, 854 students took at least one online class at Beaufort County Community College. This is an increase from the 826 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	854	337
2018-2019	826	306
2017-2018	906	328
2016-2017	919	342
2015-2016	818	309

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.