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Davidson-Davie Community College

Davidson-Davie Community College is a public institution in Thomasville, North Carolina. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$8,753
Avg net price / yr
$36,337
10-yr median earnings
44.0%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Davidson-Davie Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

35th pct.
former-student earnings, US
44.0%
150%-time completion
+20%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Davidson-Davie Community College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
50/100
Davidson-Davie Community College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$36,337
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,753
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
44.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
47.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Davidson-Davie Community College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$36,337

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$8,753

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

44.0%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 44.0%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Davidson-Davie Community College vs peers

Davidson-Davie Community College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Davidson-Davie Community College positioned … Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $27K $46K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $16K Avg Net Price ($) Davidson-Davie Community College (you are here): $36K earn · $9K net · 44% grad You are here - Davidson-Davie Com… Coastal Carolina Community College: $36K earn · $9K net · 46% grad Coastal Carolina C… Sandhills Community College: $32K earn · $4K net · 50% grad Sandhills Communit… Wayne Community College: $34K earn · $2K net · 53% grad Wayne Community Co… Catawba Valley Community College: $37K earn · $11K net · 35% grad Catawba Valley Com… Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute: $35K earn · $11K net · 42% grad Caldwell Community… University of North Carolina Asheville: $44K earn · $12K net · 55% grad University of North Carolina School of the Arts: $38K earn · $15K net · 78% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Davidson-Davie Community College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Davidson-Davie Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$36,337 35th percentile higher than 35% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Davidson-Davie Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $36,337 #3296 of 5103 35th
Average net price $8,753 #904 of 5020 82nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 44.0% #3383 of 4858 30th
Undergraduate enrollment 2,633 #1224 of 5462 78th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

2,633
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
44.0%
150%-time completion
$36,337
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Davidson-Davie Community College ranks in North Carolina

State rank among 147 reporting North Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Davidson-Davie Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $36,337 #70 of 147 52nd
Average net price $8,753 #46 of 146 68th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 44.0% #84 of 142 41st
Undergraduate enrollment 2,633 #39 of 153 75th

Highest former-student earnings in North Carolina

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Duke University$97,800$29,612
2Chamberlain University-North Carolina$92,405$38,436
3Davidson College$81,400$17,379
4Wake Forest University$78,158$28,719
5Elon University$74,545$41,555
6University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$72,200$11,655
7North Carolina State University at Raleigh$68,758$17,303
8Carolinas College of Health Sciences$64,624-
9Galen Health Institutes-Asheville$61,480$28,602
10High Point University$61,389$38,707
11Cabarrus College of Health Sciences$58,708$17,618
12Queens University of Charlotte$57,673$30,857
70Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThis school$36,337$8,753

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Davidson-Davie Community College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Davidson-Davie Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $1,980
Out-of-State Tuition $6,588
Average Net Price $8,753
34.5%
Pell Grant Rate
18.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,500
Median Debt
$111/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Davidson-Davie Community College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,088 to $8,270 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -3.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$6,088
Highest year
$8,270
Most recent (2023)
$7,258
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $7,5372014: $8,2702015: $6,9082016: $6,3432017: $7,4842018: $6,3972019: $6,2552020: $8,1152021: $6,0882022: $7,6112023: $7,258
2013 · $7,5372023 · $7,258

Over the same years, enrollment went -31.2% (3,570 → 2,457 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

65.9%
Female
49.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$30,183
Median Earnings (6yr)
41.8%
Earning Over $25K
47.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 44.0%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $30,183
Median earnings 10 years after entry $36,337
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 41.8%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 47.5%
Median federal student debt At completion $10,500
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $111/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Certificate 17 978 $39,256 $49,150 $18,282
Associate's 12 451 $47,271 $76,316 $13,915

Top programs at Davidson-Davie Community College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 69 $76,316 $10,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's 7 $53,137 -
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's 14 $51,140 -
Ground Transportation Certificate 40 $49,150 -
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 85 $48,900 -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate 4 $48,140 -
Criminal Justice and Corrections Certificate 86 $47,694 $15,584
Accounting and Related Services Certificate 27 $46,981 -
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 23 $45,679 $18,617
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 226 $45,283 $8,875
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's 17 $45,220 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 35 $44,176 $22,084
Computer and Information Sciences, General Certificate 206 $42,816 $14,790
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate 138 $42,699 $14,712
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's 11 $40,989 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Davidson-Davie Community College?
Davidson-Davie Community College is a public institution in Thomasville, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,633 students.
How much do Davidson-Davie Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Davidson-Davie Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $36,337 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,183.
How much does Davidson-Davie Community College cost?
The average net price at Davidson-Davie Community College is $8,753. In-state tuition is $1,980 and out-of-state tuition is $6,588. Median student debt at graduation is $10,500.
What is the graduation rate at Davidson-Davie Community College?
Davidson-Davie Community College has a 44.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Davidson-Davie Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Davidson-Davie Community College is $10,500, while former students earn a median of $36,337 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 47.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $111.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Davidson-Davie Community College

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