by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Craven Community College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
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.
According to College Factual’s 2026 analysis, Craven Community College is ranked #2,324 out of 3,449 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Craven Community College is also ranked #78 on the Best Colleges in North Carolina list.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Craven Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it’s a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Craven Community College is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Craven Community College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Craven Community College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 46%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Craven Community College.
In the current academic year, there are 1,877 undergraduates at Craven Community College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Craven Community College.
The overall average net price of Craven Community College is $16,772. 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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Craven Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Craven Community College make around $34,231 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 30% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Craven Community College make the most money.
Craven Community College is a public institution located in New Bern, North Carolina. New Bern is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life. Get more details about the location of Craven Community College.
Get in touch with Craven Community College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC 28562-4900 |
| Phone: | 2526387200 |
| Website: | www.cravencc.edu |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 14 majors graduated from Craven Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,056 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 413 | $20,845 |
| Computer Information Systems | 96 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 84 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 77 | NA |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 54 | $26,602 |
| Business Administration & Management | 50 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 47 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 41 | NA |
| Nursing | 36 | $55,857 |
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.
3,103 students took at least one online class at Craven Community College.
Learn more about online learning at Craven Community College.
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.