10-yr median earnings
$32,232
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Murphy, North Carolina
Tri-County Community College
Tri-County Community College is a public institution in Murphy, 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.
- $7,799
- Avg net price / yr
- $32,232
- 10-yr median earnings
- 54.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Tri-County Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 25th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 54.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Remote
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Tri-County 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-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
D
College Value Score
46/100
Tri-County 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
$32,232
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$7,799
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
54.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
41.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$7,799
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
54.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 54.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Tri-County Community College vs peers
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 Tri-County 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.
Tri-County Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,232 25th percentile higher than 25% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Tri-County Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,232 | #3817 of 5103 | 25th |
| Average net price | $7,799 | #759 of 5020 | 85th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.0% | #2671 of 4858 | 45th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 472 | #2904 of 5462 | 47th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
472
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
54.0%
150%-time completion
$32,232
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Tri-County 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 | Tri-County Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,232 | #115 of 147 | 22nd |
| Average net price | $7,799 | #43 of 146 | 71st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.0% | #47 of 142 | 67th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 472 | #106 of 153 | 31st |
Highest former-student earnings in North Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | $97,800 | $29,612 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina | $92,405 | $38,436 |
| 3 | Davidson College | $81,400 | $17,379 |
| 4 | Wake Forest University | $78,158 | $28,719 |
| 5 | Elon University | $74,545 | $41,555 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $72,200 | $11,655 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $68,758 | $17,303 |
| 8 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences | $64,624 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | $61,480 | $28,602 |
| 10 | High Point University | $61,389 | $38,707 |
| 11 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | $58,708 | $17,618 |
| 12 | Queens University of Charlotte | $57,673 | $30,857 |
| 115 | Tri-County Community CollegeThis school | $32,232 | $7,799 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Tri-County Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$7,220 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,224 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,984 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Tri-County Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $2,636 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $8,780 |
| Average Net Price | $7,799 |
28.9%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Tri-County Community College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $7,003 to $4,584 (-34.5%) 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%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,0032023 · $4,584
Over the same years, enrollment went -54.2% (949 → 435 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
56.7%
Female
45.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$27,374
Median Earnings (6yr)
34.0%
Earning Over $25K
41.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 54.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,374 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,232 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 34.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 41.5% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 5 | 177 | $52,844 | $83,880 | - |
| Certificate | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 18 | $83,880 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 145 | $41,496 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 11 | $33,155 | - |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 4 | - | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | 2 | - | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 1 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Tri-County Community College? ▼
Tri-County Community College is a public institution in Murphy, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 472 students.
How much do Tri-County Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Tri-County Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,232 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,374.
How much does Tri-County Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Tri-County Community College is $7,799. In-state tuition is $2,636 and out-of-state tuition is $8,780.
What is the graduation rate at Tri-County Community College? ▼
Tri-County Community College has a 54.0% 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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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