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Edgecombe Community College landed the #1,948 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Edgecombe Community College is also ranked #78 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Edgecombe Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Edgecombe Community College it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Edgecombe Community College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Edgecombe Community College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,459 undergraduates at Edgecombe Community College with 362 being full-time and 1,097 being part-time.
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 Edgecombe Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Edgecombe Community College, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,818 a year. That adds up to $23,272 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Edgecombe Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2009 W Wilson St, Tarboro, NC 27886 |
| Phone: | 252-823-5166 |
| Website: | www.edgecombe.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 69 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 50 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 49 | NA |
| Nursing | 37 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 36 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 32 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 19 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 19 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 19 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 14 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,165 students took at least one online class at Edgecombe Community College. This is an increase from the 1,075 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,165 | 932 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,075 | 620 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,319 | 1,122 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,437 | 795 |
Learn more about online learning at Edgecombe 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.
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