Carteret Community College

Carteret Community College is a two-year community college and trade school in Morehead City, NC. Admission is available to anyone, as 100% of applicants are accepted. It is a very small sized college with full-time enrollment of 445 undergrads. Carteret's most frequently elected major is an Associate's in Liberal Arts and Humanities, which represents 20% of the student body. Additional frequently chosen fields include Information Technology, which accounts for 6% of students, and Business (5%). If you want to get a degree in culinary arts but don't have high test scores, Carteret is an incredible option for you, because its culinary arts program ranks 15th best in the USA. What's more, Carteret Community College comes in 4th in North Carolina for best colleges with high acceptance rates. At full price, tuition is $2,561 a year, if your residence is in North Carolina. Otherwise, tuition could be as much as $8,762. That being said, 64% of Carteret undergrads are awarded scholarship or grant funding. 50% of Carteret Community College undergraduates wear a cap and gown on commencement day, geared up to set foot in the labor market. Two years after receiving their diplomas, alumni take home an average wage of $20,700. After an additional four years on the job, the graduate's median annual earnings climbs 15.5% to $23,900; however, that is still 40.4% short of the national median wage for individuals. Applying students may want to be informed that Carteret does not have early decision. Also, 62% of first-time students continue pursuing their studies the next year, and 41% of part-time students at Carteret continue to pursue their degrees the next year. With regard for your pocketbook, be aware that if your household makes between $76k and $110k, you can expect to pay roughly $12,303 per year. Overall, Carteret received an 8.24 and its value rating on School Authority is 7.98. Relating to student life, on-campus housing is not available. Finally, one out of every four graduates rake in $13,500 or less six years after completing their studies and the highest-earning 1/4th of graduates earn a minimum starting salary of $31,000.