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Davidson County Community College Data & Information Overview

2 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
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How Well Is Davidson County Community College Ranked?

#1,640 Best Colleges in Nation
#55 Best Colleges in NC
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Davidson County Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biological & biomedical sciences.

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Overall Quality

DCCC is ranked #1,640 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when DCCC held the #1,686 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

DCCC is also ranked #55 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.

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Is It Hard to Get Into DCCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Davidson County 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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Davidson County Community College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
21% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Davidson County Community College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Davidson County Community College is 21%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  21 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Davidson County Community College

66% Freshmen Retention

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 Davidson County Community College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  66 out of 100
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100

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Davidson County Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,537 Full-Time Undergraduates
23.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
62.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,765 undergraduates at DCCC with 1,537 being full-time and 2,228 being part-time.

How Much Does Davidson County Community College Cost?

$7,611 Net Price
21% Take Out Loans
$23,828 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of DCCC is $7,611. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for DCCC

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$6,512$7,266$7,931$11,959$14,298

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 DCCC, 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 DCCC, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $5,957 a year. That adds up to $23,828 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do DCCC Graduates Make?

$36,337 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from DCCC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $36,337 in their early years. This is about 26% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Davidson County Community College

North Carolina State
1,537 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Davidson County Community College is a public institution situated in Thomasville, North Carolina. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of DCCC.

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Contact details for DCCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address:297 Dcc Road, Thomasville, NC 27360-7385
Phone:336-249-8186
Website:www.davidsondavie.edu/

Davidson County Community College Majors

27 Majors With Completions
3,228 Undergraduate Degrees
3,228 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from Davidson County Community College. Of these students, 3,228 received undergraduate degrees and 3,228 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies226NA
Computer Information Systems223NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair153NA
Business Administration & Management147NA
Precision Metal Working139NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections109NA
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants85NA
Nursing69NA
Electromechanical Engineering Technology53NA
Electronics Engineering Technology48NA

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

Online Learning at DCCC

70% Take At Least One Class Online
36% Take All Classes Online

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 2022-2023, 2,751 students took at least one online class at Davidson County Community College. This is an increase from the 2,402 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20232,7511,400
2021-20222,4021,180
2020-20212,3751,129
2018-20191,907662

Learn more about online learning at Davidson County 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.

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