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Mayland Community College

Mayland Community College is a public institution in Spruce Pine, 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.

$5,861
Avg net price / yr
$34,663
10-yr median earnings
47.5%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Mayland Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

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

32nd pct.
former-student earnings, US
47.5%
150%-time completion
+8%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Mayland 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-High 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
Mayland 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
$34,663
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,861
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
47.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
54.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Mayland 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

$34,663

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$5,861

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

47.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 47.5%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Mayland Community College vs peers

Mayland 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. Mayland Community College positioned by earn… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $22K $46K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $931 $30K Avg Net Price ($) Mayland Community College (you are here): $35K earn · $6K net · 48% grad You are here - Mayland Community … Martin Community College: $26K earn · $3K net · 38% grad Martin Community C… Roanoke-Chowan Community College: $29K earn · $6K net · 30% grad Roanoke-Chowan Com… Piedmont Community College: $33K earn · $1K net · 39% grad Piedmont Community… Tri-County Community College: $32K earn · $8K net · 54% grad Tri-County Communi… Pamlico Community College: $30K earn · $1K net · 50% grad Pamlico Community … McDowell Technical Community College: $33K earn · $8K net · 53% grad Lees-McRae College: $43K earn · $28K net · 43% 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 Mayland 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.

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

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$34,663 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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 Mayland Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,663 #3495 of 5103 32nd
Average net price $5,861 #456 of 5020 91st (lower is better)
150%-time completion 47.5% #3151 of 4858 35th
Undergraduate enrollment 362 #3124 of 5462 43rd

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

Quick Facts

362
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
47.5%
150%-time completion
$34,663
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Mayland 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 Mayland Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,663 #84 of 147 43rd
Average net price $5,861 #30 of 146 79th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 47.5% #66 of 142 54th
Undergraduate enrollment 362 #112 of 153 27th

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
84Mayland Community CollegeThis school$34,663$5,861

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Mayland 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 Mayland 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 $2,626
Out-of-State Tuition $8,770
Average Net Price $5,861
24.7%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Mayland Community College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $4,883 to $10,443 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -49.6%, 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
$4,883
Highest year
$10,443
Most recent (2023)
$5,260
Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $10,4432014: $7,6362015: $8,4212016: $6,4392017: $6,5422018: $9,4172019: $9,0352020: $4,8832021: $7,4132022: $5,8992023: $5,260
2013 · $10,4432023 · $5,260

Over the same years, enrollment went -50.6% (751 → 371 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

64.8%
Female
51.6%
First Generation

Outcomes

$32,221
Median Earnings (6yr)
39.7%
Earning Over $25K
54.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 47.5%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $32,221
Median earnings 10 years after entry $34,663
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 39.7%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 54.3%

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 3 58 $53,560 $77,353 -
Certificate 1 8 $33,096 $33,096 -

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 7 $77,353 -
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate 8 $33,096 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 46 $29,766 -
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 5 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Mayland Community College?
Mayland Community College is a public institution in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 362 students.
How much do Mayland Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Mayland Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,663 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $32,221.
How much does Mayland Community College cost?
The average net price at Mayland Community College is $5,861. In-state tuition is $2,626 and out-of-state tuition is $8,770.
What is the graduation rate at Mayland Community College?
Mayland Community College has a 47.5% 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 Mayland Community College

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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.