Craven Community College Data & Information Overview

If you want to know more about Craven Community College, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you'll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

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

How Well Is Craven Community College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Craven Community College was awarded 4 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

Craven Community College was not ranked in College Factual's 2021 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Craven Community College?

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Craven Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

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Craven Community College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Craven Community College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Craven Community College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Craven 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 Craven Community College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

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Good Overall Diversity at Craven Community College

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,003 undergraduates at Craven Community College with 1,038 being full-time and 1,965 being part-time.

Craven Community College Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

The overall diversity score for Craven Community College is 64.39 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

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How Much Does Craven Community College Cost?

The overall average net price of Craven Community College is $11,825. 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 Craven Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Craven Community College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $8,750 a year. That adds up to $35,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Craven Community College is 16.0%. 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 Craven Community College Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Craven Community College make about $28,900 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 27% 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 Craven Community College make the most money.

Location of Craven Community College

Craven Community College is a public institution situated in New Bern, North Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Craven Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 College Ct, New Bern, NC 28562-4900
Phone:	252-638-7200
Website:	www.cravencc.edu

Craven Community College Majors

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

Online Learning at Craven Community College

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 2,368 students took at least one online class at Craven Community College. This is an increase from the 2,176 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	2,368	1,108
2016-2017	2,176	1,148
2015-2016	2,101	1,008
2014-2015	2,234	1,092
2013-2014	2,177	996

Learn more about online learning at Craven Community College.

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.