Public · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Nash Community College

Nash Community College is a public institution in Rocky Mount, 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.

$3,338
Avg net price / yr
$34,912
10-yr median earnings
45.8%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Nash Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

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

32nd pct.
former-student earnings, US
45.8%
150%-time completion
+12%
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 Nash 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
51/100
Nash 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
$34,912
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,338
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
45.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
46.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Nash 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

$34,912

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$3,338

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

45.8%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 45.8%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Nash Community College vs peers

Nash 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. Nash Community College positioned by earning… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $25K $48K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $18K Avg Net Price ($) Nash Community College (you are here): $35K earn · $3K net · 46% grad You are here - Nash Community Col… Vance-Granville Community College: $34K earn · $3K net · 50% grad Vance-Granville Co… Blue Ridge Community College: $36K earn · $6K net · 44% grad Blue Ridge Communi… Robeson Community College: $29K earn · $3K net · 31% grad Robeson Community … South Piedmont Community College: $37K earn · $7K net · 37% grad South Piedmont Com… Surry Community College: $36K earn · $5K net · 7% grad Surry Community Co… Lenoir Community College: $34K earn · $4K net · 33% grad North Carolina Wesleyan University: $46K earn · $17K net · 41% 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 Nash 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.

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

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$34,912 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 Nash Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,912 #3469 of 5103 32nd
Average net price $3,338 #152 of 5020 97th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 45.8% #3267 of 4858 33rd
Undergraduate enrollment 1,689 #1633 of 5462 70th

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

Quick Facts

1,689
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
45.8%
150%-time completion
$34,912
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Nash 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 Nash Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,912 #80 of 147 46th
Average net price $3,338 #17 of 146 88th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 45.8% #73 of 142 49th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,689 #51 of 153 67th

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
80Nash Community CollegeThis school$34,912$3,338

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Nash 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 Nash 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 $2,866
Out-of-State Tuition $8,866
Average Net Price $3,338
32.6%
Pell Grant Rate
5.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,500
Median Debt
$122/mo
Monthly Payment

Nash Community College costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $6,417 to $4,477 (-30.2%) 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: $6,4172014: $6,9502015: $7,0612016: $7,2052017: $6,6032018: $5,7852019: $4,9022020: $5,3102021: $5,4522022: $6,0702023: $4,477
2013 · $6,4172023 · $4,477

Over the same years, enrollment went -46.2% (2,641 → 1,422 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

64.7%
Female
53.1%
First Generation

Outcomes

$31,132
Median Earnings (6yr)
43.0%
Earning Over $25K
46.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 45.8%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $31,132
Median earnings 10 years after entry $34,912
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 43.0%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 46.5%
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 6 279 $55,343 $77,542 $9,999
Certificate 1 78 $75,505 $75,505 -

Top programs at Nash 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 33 $77,542 $11,332
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate 78 $75,505 -
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's 21 $47,500 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 181 $40,987 $8,665
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 16 - -
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's 9 - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 19 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Nash Community College?
Nash Community College is a public institution in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,689 students.
How much do Nash Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Nash Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,912 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,132.
How much does Nash Community College cost?
The average net price at Nash Community College is $3,338. In-state tuition is $2,866 and out-of-state tuition is $8,866. Median student debt at graduation is $11,500.
What is the graduation rate at Nash Community College?
Nash Community College has a 45.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Nash Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Nash Community College is $11,500, while former students earn a median of $34,912 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 33% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 46.5% 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 Nash Community College

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