Public · Kenansville, North Carolina

James Sprunt Community College

James Sprunt Community College is a public institution in Kenansville, 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.

$1,863
Avg net price / yr
$29,307
10-yr median earnings
44.3%
150%-time completion

The verdict

James Sprunt Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

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

18th pct.
former-student earnings, US
44.3%
150%-time completion
+4%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant Carnegie: Associate's
View my saved schools

Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this James Sprunt 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: High Transfer-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
James Sprunt 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
$29,307
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$1,863
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
44.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
31.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
James Sprunt 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

$29,307

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$1,863

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

44.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 44.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - James Sprunt Community College vs peers

James Sprunt 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. James Sprunt Community College positioned by… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $25K $49K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $20K Avg Net Price ($) James Sprunt Community College (you are here): $29K earn · $2K net · 44% grad You are here - James Sprunt Commu… Southeastern Community College: $30K earn · $9K net · 47% grad Southeastern Commu… Sampson Community College: $33K earn · $3K net · 55% grad Sampson Community … Haywood Community College: $35K earn · $7K net · 40% grad Haywood Community … Montgomery Community College: $33K earn · $14K net · 65% grad Montgomery Communi… Halifax Community College: $32K earn · $9K net · 38% grad Halifax Community … University of North Carolina School of the Arts: $38K earn · $15K net · 78% grad University of Mount Olive: $47K earn · $19K net · 50% 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 James Sprunt 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.

James Sprunt Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$29,307 18th percentile higher than 18% 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 James Sprunt Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $29,307 #4177 of 5103 18th
Average net price $1,863 #59 of 5020 99th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 44.3% #3355 of 4858 31st
Undergraduate enrollment 799 #2399 of 5462 56th

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

Quick Facts

799
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
44.3%
150%-time completion
$29,307
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How James Sprunt 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 James Sprunt Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $29,307 #129 of 147 12th
Average net price $1,863 #7 of 146 95th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 44.3% #80 of 142 44th
Undergraduate enrollment 799 #94 of 153 39th

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
129James Sprunt Community CollegeThis school$29,307$1,863

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at James Sprunt 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 James Sprunt 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 $2,592
Out-of-State Tuition $8,736
Average Net Price $1,863
46.4%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

James Sprunt Community College costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $6,737 to $3,852 (-42.8%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $6,7372014: $6,9792015: $7,4942016: $5,5522017: $7,6702018: $4,1112019: $3,8472020: $3,4642021: $3,5232022: $4,5622023: $3,852
2013 · $6,7372023 · $3,852

Over the same years, enrollment went -25.5% (1,022 → 761 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

66.5%
Female
52.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$28,126
Median Earnings (6yr)
38.5%
Earning Over $25K
31.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 44.3%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $28,126
Median earnings 10 years after entry $29,307
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 38.5%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 31.5%

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 4 148 $28,692 $30,639 -
Certificate 2 17 $30,388 $30,388 -

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 99 $30,639 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Certificate 9 $30,388 -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's 14 $26,744 -
Criminal Justice and Corrections Certificate 8 - -
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 23 - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 12 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for James Sprunt Community College?
James Sprunt Community College is a public institution in Kenansville, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 799 students.
How much do James Sprunt Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at James Sprunt Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $29,307 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,126.
How much does James Sprunt Community College cost?
The average net price at James Sprunt Community College is $1,863. In-state tuition is $2,592 and out-of-state tuition is $8,736.
What is the graduation rate at James Sprunt Community College?
James Sprunt Community College has a 44.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

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 James Sprunt Community College

Public-college Scorecard figures are historical Title-IV cohort averages — confirm current tuition, aid, and admissions rules with the institution before deciding.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.