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Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public institution in Fayetteville, 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.

$3,589
Avg net price / yr
$31,861
10-yr median earnings
22.2%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Fayetteville Technical Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

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

24th pct.
former-student earnings, US
22.2%
150%-time completion
+12%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Fayetteville Technical 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

D
College Value Score
42/100
Fayetteville Technical 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
$31,861
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,589
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
22.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
41.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Fayetteville Technical 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

$31,861

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$3,589

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

22.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 22.2%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Fayetteville Technical Community College vs peers

Fayetteville Technical 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. Fayetteville Technical Community College pos… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $21K $52K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $3K $22K Avg Net Price ($) Fayetteville Technical Community College (you are here): $32K earn · $4K net · 22% grad You are here - Fayetteville Techn… Guilford Technical Community College: $34K earn · $15K net · 31% grad Guilford Technical… Cape Fear Community College: $39K earn · $10K net · 34% grad Cape Fear Communit… Western Carolina University: $49K earn · $13K net · 60% grad Western Carolina U… Forsyth Technical Community College: $34K earn · $7K net · 31% grad Forsyth Technical … North Carolina A & T State University: $44K earn · $11K net · 56% grad North Carolina A & North Carolina Central University: $43K earn · $15K net · 44% grad Carolina College of Biblical Studies: $25K earn · $21K net 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 Fayetteville Technical 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.

Fayetteville Technical Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$31,861 24th percentile higher than 24% 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 Fayetteville Technical Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $31,861 #3857 of 5103 24th
Average net price $3,589 #171 of 5020 97th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 22.2% #4608 of 4858 5th
Undergraduate enrollment 9,471 #371 of 5462 93rd

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

Quick Facts

9,471
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
22.2%
150%-time completion
$31,861
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Fayetteville Technical 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 Fayetteville Technical Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $31,861 #116 of 147 21st
Average net price $3,589 #19 of 146 87th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 22.2% #138 of 142 3rd
Undergraduate enrollment 9,471 #13 of 153 92nd

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
116Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeThis school$31,861$3,589

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Fayetteville Technical 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 Fayetteville Technical 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 $2,628
Out-of-State Tuition $8,772
Average Net Price $3,589
32.8%
Pell Grant Rate
17.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,500
Median Debt
$122/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Fayetteville Technical Community College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $2,931 to $7,670 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -20.2%, 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
$2,931
Highest year
$7,670
Most recent (2023)
$3,723
Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $4,6672014: $4,4462015: $4,4122016: $4,9172017: $7,6702018: $6,9752019: $5,3662020: $4,3372021: $4,0812022: $2,9312023: $3,723
2013 · $4,6672023 · $3,723

Over the same years, enrollment went -17.5% (10,681 → 8,814 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

62.3%
Female
45.1%
First Generation

Outcomes

$28,528
Median Earnings (6yr)
38.8%
Earning Over $25K
41.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 22.2%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $28,528
Median earnings 10 years after entry $31,861
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 38.8%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 41.3%
Median federal student debt At completion $11,500
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $122/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 18 1,427 $49,548 $86,783 $15,655
Certificate 10 1,167 $39,486 $53,470 $14,615

Top programs at Fayetteville Technical 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 75 $86,783 $10,500
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's 20 $64,954 -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's 75 $55,665 $11,192
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 64 $53,470 $9,468
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Certificate 58 $52,604 $10,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's 33 $51,081 -
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Associate's 48 $47,405 $17,482
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 653 $46,852 $11,434
Precision Metal Working Certificate 59 $44,775 -
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate 24 $40,426 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Certificate 295 $40,278 $15,293
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 154 $38,049 $17,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General Certificate 200 $32,682 -
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's 52 $31,829 $17,676
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate 154 $27,244 $17,690

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Fayetteville Technical Community College?
Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public institution in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 9,471 students.
How much do Fayetteville Technical Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Fayetteville Technical Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,861 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,528.
How much does Fayetteville Technical Community College cost?
The average net price at Fayetteville Technical Community College is $3,589. In-state tuition is $2,628 and out-of-state tuition is $8,772. Median student debt at graduation is $11,500.
What is the graduation rate at Fayetteville Technical Community College?
Fayetteville Technical Community College has a 22.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Fayetteville Technical Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Fayetteville Technical Community College is $11,500, while former students earn a median of $31,861 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 41.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $122.

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 Fayetteville Technical Community College

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